Rinaldo Smordoni

L'action se situe à Rome en 1945. La guerre est finie. Deux enfants défavorisés, Giuseppe et Pascuale, se livrent au marché noir afin de réaliser leur rêve : acheter un cheval. Ils sont arrêtés et envoyés dans une prison pour mineurs où règnent violence et cruauté. Pour épargner le châtiment corporel à son ami, Pasquale, le plus âgé, avoue sa culpabilité mais Giuseppe perçoit l'acte comme une trahison...

Actors Franco Interlenghi and Rinaldo Smordoni (who played Pasquale and Giuseppe respectively) recall how they landed the roles in the film Shoeshine and their experiences as young actors in post-war Rome.

"Shoeshine 70" is a documentary directed by Mimmo Verdesca that celebrates an important anniversary. This years marks the 70th anniversary of the release of the film helmed by Vittorio De Sica "Shoeshine", a masterpiece of Neorealism, and the first Italian film ever to win an Oscar and the first recipient of a Nastro d'argento, a prizeigiven by Italian journalists. The film will revolve around the filming of that masterpiece in the 1946. Therefore it will be a report of those events but a film where memories will come to life thanks to the candid stories of the protagonists, that will take the spectator on an emotional and enticing journey.