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SHOESHINE: Neorealism in Focus

Shoeshine • 19m

In this 2025 program, Italian-cinema scholars Paola Bonifazio and Catherine O’Rawe examine how SHOESHINE helped to export a specific image of postwar Italy and to shape an aesthetic of realism that continues to inspire filmmakers around the world.

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  • Vittorio De Sica Radio Interview
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    Vittorio De Sica Radio Interview

    Vittorio De Sica Radio Interview

    In this radio broadcast, which aired on April 27, 1946—the day SHOESHINE was released in Italian theaters—director Vittorio De Sica condemns public indifference toward street children, an issue to which the film draws attention.

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