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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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First major critical and commercial success for director Vittorio de Sica and screenwriter & theorist Cesare Zavattini, shortly together to produce masterpieces BICYCLE THIEVES & UMBERTO D. In SHOESHINE the authenticity of script and the standout youthful performances are offset against extensive use of studio sets rather than filming in actual locations. An important landmark in Italian cinema nevertheless, with its portrayal of the post-war underclass, and a peerless package (as usual) from Masters of Cinema.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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"Shoeshine" (Italian: Sciuscià) is a 1946 film based on the true stories of people in Rome, coping with life just after liberation.
It is the first major work directed by Vittorio De Sica and tells the story of two Shoeshine boys who get into trouble trying to find the money to buy a horse.
Shoeshine is one of the first of neorealist films to be made in postwar Italy, and as such is considered as one of its quintessential films.
It received an Honorary Award at the Academy Awards in 1948, honouring the high quality of its filmmaking during postwar reconstruction. BTW, this award was the precursor the later Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Highly reommended are also Bicycle Thieves [1948], Madame De... [1953], Vittorio De Sica: Director, Actor, Screenwriter
It is the first major work directed by Vittorio De Sica and tells the story of two Shoeshine boys who get into trouble trying to find the money to buy a horse.
Shoeshine is one of the first of neorealist films to be made in postwar Italy, and as such is considered as one of its quintessential films.
It received an Honorary Award at the Academy Awards in 1948, honouring the high quality of its filmmaking during postwar reconstruction. BTW, this award was the precursor the later Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Highly reommended are also Bicycle Thieves [1948], Madame De... [1953], Vittorio De Sica: Director, Actor, Screenwriter
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I don't know why but this is one Di Sica film that escaped me. It has however been worth the long wait and would thoroughly recommend this to anyone who is interested in Italian neo-realism
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