Felicia is joined by Jason Christian to discuss the story of two young boys who just want to buy a horse but get sent to a juvenile prison instead, in Vittorio De Sica’s Shoeshine (1946). We chat about De Sica’s ability to get natural performances out of children, and how important it was to explore the lives of orphaned children after the war. Send us your thoughts on the episode by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: [email protected] Follow Jason here: Website: https://jasonchristianwrites.com/ Letterboxd: @exilemagic Twitter: @jasonachristian Cold War Cinema Podcast on Spotify: @coldwarcinema Cold War Cinema Podcast on Apple: @coldwarcinema Sources: https://www.film-foundation.org/rsr-november-2023 https://www.asharperfocus.com/shoeshine.html https://postmodernpelican.com/2022/12/16/shoeshine-1946/ OUTRO SONG: Shoeshine by Alessandro Cicognini FILMS MENTIONED: The Lawless (Joseph Losey 1950) Night and the City (Jules Dassin 1950) Body and Soul (Robert Rossen 1947) Quicksand (Irving Pichel 1950) Rosetta (Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne 1999) Miracle in Milan (Vittorio De Sica 1951) The Young and the Damned (Luis Buñuel 1950) The Gate of Heaven (Vittorio De Sica 1945) The Children Are Watching (Vittorio De Sica 1944) Heart and Soul (Vittorio De Sica 1948) Bicycle Thieves (Vittorio De Sica 1948) Umberto D. (Vittorio De Sica 1952) Sunflower (Vittorio De Sica 1970) The Witches (Franco Rossi, Mauro Bolognini, Luchino Visconti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Vittorio De Sica 1967) After the Fox (Vittorio De Sica 1966) Marriage Italian Style (Vittorio De Sica 1964) Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Vittorio De Sica 1963) Il boom (Vittorio De Sica 1963) Two Women (Vittorio De Sica 1960) The 400 Blows (François Truffaut 1959) The Kid with the Bike (Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne 2011) Boot Polish (Prakash Arora 1954) Where’s The Friend’s House (Abbas Kiarostami 1987) I Was Born, But… (Yasujirō Ozu 1932) Welcome to the Dollhouse (Todd Solondz 1995) Good Morning (Yasujirō Ozu 1959)