Final answer:
The Italian Neo-Realist Movement did not continue into the 1960s and 1970s with the films mentioned; these works marked a departure into new styles and the movement had largely ended by the late 1950s. The correct answer to the question is B) False.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Italian Neo-Realist Movement significantly shifted the paradigm of film-making in the post-World War II era, focusing on the daily life of the poor and the working class. However, the statement that the Neo-Realist Movement continued well into the 1960s and 1970s with films such as Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, Michelangelo Antonioni's La Notte, and Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars is false. While these filmmakers initially had roots in Neo-Realism, by the 1960s and '70s, their works had evolved into different, distinctive styles. Fellini's 8 1/2 is often cited as a key film in his shift away from Neo-Realism to a more personal and fantastical style, while Antonioni's La Notte belonged to a more modernist art cinema style. Leone's A Fistful of Dollars sparked the Spaghetti Western genre, departing quite distinctly from Neo-Realist sensibilities. The Neo-Realist movement largely faded by the late 1950s, giving way to new film movements and styles as Italy's economic and cultural landscape changed.