Umberto D.

DVD - APPROX. 89 MINS. - 1952 - US Rating: NR

Main feature:

Release Jul 22, 2003
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio Italian: Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles English
Studio Criterion/Voyager
Year 1952
Genre Drama

Special features:

  • That's Life: Vittoria de Sica, a 55-minute documentary made for Italian television in 2001
  • New video interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio
  • New essay by critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted recollections on the film by De Sica
  • Writings on Umberto D. by Umberto Eco, Luisa Alessandri, and Carlo Battisti

Synopsis:



Shot on location with a cast of nonprofessional actors, Vittorio De Sica's neorealist masterpiece follows Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic boom. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization. Umberto's simple quest to fulfill the most fundamental human needs - food, shelter, companionship - is one of the most heartbreaking stories ever filmed and an essential classic of world cinema.

Cast and Crew:

Criterion/Voyager presents
Lina GennariMemmo CarotenutoJimmy FallonGisele Bundchen"Umberto D."
Written byVittorio De SicaWritten byCesare Zavattiniproduced byGiuseppe Amato
produced byVittorio De Sica
produced byAngelo Rizzoli
directed byVittorio De Sica
Production Year: 1952

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