Shoeshine
Shoeshine ( , 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.
Plot
Two friends, Giuseppe Filippucci and Pasquale Maggi, test-ride horses. They are saving to purchase a horse, although they are only living off their income from shining shoes in the streets of Rome.
Awards
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| author | Adolfo Franci Cesare Giulio Viola Cesare Zavattini Sergio Amidei |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Honorary Award National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Italy |
| director | Vittorio De Sica |
| editor | Niccolò Lazzari |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | beat betray blanket con men escape plan fence flog fortune teller handling stolen goods hear horse juvenile detention juvenile detention center kill lira money older brother police chief question rid rock rome sale scream steal stolen goods |
| musicBy | Alessandro Cicognini |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Giuseppe Amato |
| publisher | Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche |
| theme | coming-of-age police prison |