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DVD

1 of 1 Copy Available

  • CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
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Shoeshine = Sciuscià

Call Number

  • DVD FOREIGN (CEN)

Languages

In Italian with optional English subtitles.

Performers

Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni, Aniello Mele, Bruno Ortenzi, Emilio Cigoli.

Publication Information

[Bellmore, NY] : International Classic Films LLC ; Port Washington, NY : Entertainment One, [2011]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (91 minutes) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

In post-WWII Italy, two boys become entrenched in a world of poverty and violence. Hoping to escape the harsh reality of life on the streets of Rome, Guiseppe and Pasquale spend their days shining the shoes of American troops for tips. But after the boys are sent to a brutal state juvenile detention center for a crime they didn't commit, their lives are changed forever.

Notes

Title from container.

"Italian neorealist cinema"--Container.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1946.

Bonus features: Audio commentary with author Bert Cardullo ; trailer.

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