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Vittorio De Sica’s Italian classic Shoeshine shows rare instance when children slip into adulthood too soon
Baradwaj Rangan • 5 years agoWhy I wanted to write about Vittoria De Sica's Shoeshine is because it is largely set inside a prison, which is what life feels like for most of us now.
Bicycle Thieves turns 70: A look at neo-realism through the prism of Vittorio De Sica's classic
Baradwaj Rangan • 7 years agoThe determination to not make the protagonist a saint just because he is suffering is what makes Bicycle Thieves a byword for neo-realism.