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Shoeshine (1948) -- V. De Sica
De Sica's brand of
Italian Neo-Realism hardly seems naturalistic these days with its well planned
shots, scripted melodramatic action, and occasionally intrusive music. But viewed as an artistic creation rather
than a glimpse at how Italy really was (which it may still capture through
location shooting), Shoeshine still has the power to tug at the
heartstrings. Here we see two young boys
caught up in the poverty of the post-war period and thrown into a juvenile
jail. It gets worse from there, as their
loyalty is tested through a number of trials. Perhaps, in fact, it is all too
much.
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