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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.
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome save up to buy a horse, but their involvement in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison. The film, also known as Sciuscià, is a classic of Italian neorealism, directed by Vittorio De Sica and nominated for an Oscar.
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- Vittorio De Sica
- 1947-08-26
May 20, 2022 · In 1945-1946, an a desolate post-war Italy, where everything had to be reconstructed, he shot Sciuscià (Shoeshine), a tragic story about guilt, portraying the sad destiny of two underprivileged children. The film is presented at Cannes Classics in a restored version. The Second World War left its mark.
Sep 19, 2018 · “ Sciuscià” (translated as “Shoeshine” in English) director Vittorio De Sica’s portrait of life in 1940’s Italy, is a film containing themes and imagery that are both salient and upsetting. This is a story of systemic injustice all brought about by something so innocent — two young boys wanting to buy a horse.
(SHOESHINE) Vittorio DE SICA. 2022. Cannes Classics. Film Foundation. “This story of abandoned children who give themselves up to delinquency and burnt friendship is one of the films that founded Neorealism.
Vittorio De Sica ( / də ˈsiːkə / də SEE-kə, Italian: [vitˈtɔːrjo de ˈsiːka]; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement.
Shoeshine (Sciuscià, 1946) Shoeshine ( Sciuscià, 1946) Directed by Vittorio De Sica. The first foreign film to receive an Oscar, this piercing melodrama follows two hard-working orphans imprisoned for a petty crime. Fresh performances and deft plotting magnify the boys’ neglect and exploitation by a corrupt society.
