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Umberto D. (pronounced [umˈbɛrto di]) is a 1952 Italian neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Sica. Most of the actors were non-professional, including Carlo Battisti who plays the title role of Umberto Domenico Ferrari, a poor elderly man in Rome who is desperately trying to keep his rented room.
Umberto D.: Directed by Vittorio De Sica. With Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova. An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
Apr 28, 2002 · Umberto D is a 1952 Italian film by Vittorio De Sica about a retired civil servant facing poverty and eviction. Roger Ebert praises the film's simplicity, realism and dignity, and the performance of Carlo Battisti as Umberto.
A neorealist masterpiece about an elderly pensioner in postwar Italy. Watch the trailer, read the reviews, and learn about the director and the cast of this classic of world cinema.
With the dismal release of Umberto D., Italy’s neorealist period came to an end. But was the film itself dismal? Or was the pessimism that offended viewers in 1952 no more objectionable, intrinsically, than the sentimentality that bothers some critics today?
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari (Carlo Battisti) returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady (Lina Gennari) demands her...
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street.
