Shoeshine [SciusciĆ ]


Directed By: Vittorio De Sica

January 21, 1946 / Italian English / 90 mins

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 where the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.

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IMDB Movie Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038913

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Screened Semesters:

  • 1980 Winter

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