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Shoeshine

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Original title

Sciusciàaka

AKA

Shoe-Shine

Year

1946

Running time

93 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Vittorio De Sica

Screenwriter

Sergio Amidei, Adolfo Franci, Cesare Zavattini, Cesare Giulio Viola

Cast

Music

Alessandro Cicognini

Cinematography

Anchise Brizzi (B&W)

Producer

Alfa Cinematografica

Genre

Drama | Neorealism. Childhood. Poverty

Synopsis

Rome, after WWII. At a track near the italian city, 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 the Tiber. In return for a commission, the boys agree to deliver black market goods to a fortune-teller. Once the woman has paid, Attilio's gang suddenly arrives. Pretending to be cops, they shake the woman down. With a payoff from Attilio, the boys are able to make the final payment and stable their horse in Trastevere over the river... The fortune-teller identifies Pasqua and Giuse. Held at an overcrowded boys' prison, they are separated.

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Awards: 1947: Oscar: Honorary Award to the italian high quality. Nom. Best Original Screenplay

1947: Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists: Best Director

1947: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

1947: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Films (In alphabetical order).

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34 My Favorite Italian Movies (52)

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