1 Of Will Smith's Best Movies Is Secretly A Remake Of A 1948 Italian Classic
The Pursuit of Happyness Summary Although criticisms of the film ’s sentimentalisation of the American Dream remain valid , Will Smith ’s 2006 biopic dramaThe Pursuit of Happynesstakes on a unlike meaning when understood as an unofficial remake of Vittorio de Sica ’s classic , Bicycle thief . The film ’s depiction of poverty , its bond to San Francisco history , and its focus on a Father of the Church - son relationship all verbalise to thetraditions of Italian Neorealism ....