Shoeshine

7.8
  • Genre:Drama
  • Production:Societa Cooperativa Alfa Cinematografica
  • Released:1946-04-27
  • IMDB:tt0038913
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; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
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“Shoeshine” Marked a New Era of Political Cinema  The New Yorker

‘Shoeshine’: Before ‘Bicycle Thieves,’ a Tragic Farce (Published 2024)  The New York Times

Review: ‘Shoeshine’ is a Tragic Neo-Realist Masterpiece | by Reece Beckett | Counter Arts  Medium

FILM REVIEW: ‘Shoeshine’ directed by Vittorio De Sica  The Berkshire Edge

SHOESHINE Criterion Review: Vittorio De Sica’s Postwar Drama Arrives on 4K UHD  filminquiry.com

Double Features from Edward Yang, Kon Ichikawa Join ‘Cairo Station,’ ‘Shoeshine,’ ‘Saving Face,’ ‘Vermiglio,’ ‘Compensation’ in the Criterion Collection Releases for August 2025  awardswatch.com

Hollywood Flashback: Italy’s ‘Shoeshine’ Launched the Academy’s Foreign Film Category  The Hollywood Reporter

Capturing Chaos: Capernaum and the Children of Neorealism  Film Comment Magazine

Criterion’s August has De Sica’s Shoeshine & art house titles, plus Excalibur is coming, Bride of Re-Animator, StudioCanal’s Ran: 40th, Bewitched & more!  The Digital Bits

'Shoeshine' Criterion Collection 4K UHD Blu-Ray Review - A Harrowing Tale Of Desperation And Innocence Lost  Geek Vibes Nation

Review: Vittorio De Sica’s Shoeshine on Entertainment One DVD  Slant Magazine

Shining star: Legendary Peoria shoeshine man gets his own documentary film  Peoria Journal Star

Janus Films: First Look at New 4K Restoration of Vittorio De Sica's Shoeshine  Blu-ray.com

‘Shoe Shine Caddie’ Documentary Humanizes the Homeless Experience While Taking Director Back to His Italian Cinema Roots  IMDb

Black Cinema House honors the art of the shoeshine  Chicago Reader

Italian Neorealism in Softer Hues (Published 2011)  The New York Times

Criterion Announces August Releases  Blu-ray.com

Shoeshine (1946) - Photos  IMDb

‘Shoe Shine Caddie’ Documentary Humanizes the Homeless Experience While Taking Director Back to His Italian Cinema Roots  Variety

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Reliving the Campy Film ‘On the Right Track’  americasbestracing.net

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Vittorio De Sica’s Italian classic Shoeshine shows rare instance when children slip into adulthood too soon  Firstpost

Op-ed: A Brief Journey Through Italian Neorealism  InSession Film

Shoeshine [1946] Review – De Sica’s Somber Classic on Social Systems of Prejudice and Oppression  High On Films

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