Sciuscià
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| Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
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Giuseppe Amato Paolo William Tamburella |
| Written by |
Sergio Amidei Adolfo Franci Cesare Giulio Viola Cesare Zavattini |
| Starring |
Franco Interlenghi Rinaldo Smordoni Annielo Mele Bruno Ortenzi Emilio Cigoli |
| Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
| Cinematography | Anchise Brizzi |
| Edited by | Niccolò Lazzari |
| Distributed by | Lopert Pictures Corporation |
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93 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian/English |
Shoeshine (Italian: Sciuscià [ʃuʃˈʃa], from Italian pronunciation of the English) is a 1946 Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Sometimes regarded as his first major work, the film follows two shoeshine boys who get into trouble with the police after trying to find the money to buy a horse.
Two friends, Giuseppe Filippucci (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale Maggi (Franco Interlenghi), test-ride . It is their dream to own one for themselves. Though they are saving to purchase a horse, it is difficult for them to afford one, as they are only living off their income from shining shoes in the streets of Rome.
One day Giuseppe's older brother, Attilio, visits the two boys while they are shining shoes. Attilio tells Pasquale that Panza (a fence) has some work for them. Pasquale brings Giuseppe along to meet Panza, who gives them two fine American blankets to sell. Giuseppe and Pasquale bring the blankets to a fortune teller, who buys them from the boys after some negotiation. After the sale, Panza, Attilio, and another man bust into the fortune teller's house, posing as policemen. They accuse the fortune teller of handling stolen goods, and finding Giuseppe and Pasquale, force them out and pretend to take them into custody. Attilio tells the boys to go away and keep quiet, letting them keep the blanket money (2,800 lira) as well as 3,000 additional lira. With this money, the boys realize they have enough to finally buy a horse.
After purchasing their horse and spending a great deal of time riding it, the boys return to the city. There the real police, accompanied by the fortune teller, bring them into the precinct for questioning. The police accuse the boys of stealing over 700,000 lira from the fortune teller's home, which obviously was stolen by Panza and Attilio, posing as the policemen. The boys deny all charges and do not mention their knowledge of the three true con men. Giuseppe and Pasquale are sent to a juvenile detention center.
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