Polish Film School
The period between 1943 and 1950 in the history of Italian cinema is dominated by the impact of neorealism, which is properly defined as a moment or a trend in Italian film rather than an actual school or group of theoretically motivated and like-minded directors and scriptwriters. Its impact nevertheless has been enormous not only on Italian film but also on French New Wave cinema, the Polish Film School and ultimately on films all over the world. It also influenced film directors of India's Parallel Cinema movement, including Satyajit Ray (who directed the award-winning "Apu Trilogy") and Bimal Roy (who made "Do Bigha Zameen" [1953]), both heavily influenced by Vittorio De Sica's "Bicycle Thieves" (1948).