Italian Neorealism - Main Formal Elements
Location Shooting
Long Takes
Unobtrusive editing
Natural lighting (available light)
Contemporary subject matter (1940s)
Working-class characters
Mix of professional/non-professional actors
Dialogue in vernacular Italian
Open-ended plot (unlike CHC plot style)
* Caveat: Like any film movement, there is no total uniformity of style, no one "pure" example of perfect neorealism.