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Shoeshine ( Italian: Sciuscià [ʃuʃˈʃa], from Neapolitan pronunciation of the English) is a 1946 Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Sometimes regarded as his first masterpiece, the film follows two shoeshine boys who get into trouble with the police after trying to find the money to buy a horse.
With Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Annielo Mele, Bruno Ortensi. Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
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- Drama
- Vittorio De Sica
- 1947-08-26
Jun 13, 2024 · Hailed as a shocker when it opened in 1947, Vittorio De Sica’s movie about juvenile delinquency gets an extended run at Film Forum in a new 4K restoration.
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- Vittorio De Sica
- 93 min
Though orphan Pasquale (Franco Interlenghi) and his best friend, Giuseppe (Rinaldo Smordoni), squirrel away the money they earn shining shoes in Rome, their dream of buying a horse seems out of ...
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- Rinaldo Smordoni
- Vittorio De Sica
“Shoeshine” is his third collaboration with screenwriter Oscar Zavattini and their second go at social realism; and they really hit their stride with this one. The flick depicts the criminalization of the poor and the incarceration of children in Italy’s collapsed social state.
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At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of the boys Pasquale, an orphan, and Giuseppe, his younger friend are riding. The pair have been saving to buy a horse of their own to ride... The boys meet Attilio, Giuse's much older brother, and his shady friend at a boat on...
