Carlo Battisti
Umberto Domenico Ferrari
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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.
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- Drama
- Vittorio De Sica
- 1955-11-07
Umberto D. This neorealist masterpiece by Vittorio De Sica follows an elderly pensioner as he strives to make ends meet during Italy’s postwar economic recovery. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto struggles to maintain his dignity in a city where human kindness seems to have been swallowed up by the forces of modernization.
- Umberto Domenico Ferrari
Apr 28, 2002 · Vittorio De Sica's "Umberto D" (1952) is the story of the old man's struggle to keep from falling from poverty into shame. It may be the best of the Italian neorealist films--the one that is most simply itself, and does not reach for its effects or strain to make its message clear.
Featuring some beautiful cinematography and strong performances from its primarily amateur cast, Umberto D. is a film about survival in a changing world and finding companionship in a community...
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- Carlo Battisti
- Vittorio De Sica
- Rizzoli Film
Summaries. An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome. Umberto Ferrari, aged government-pensioner, attends a street demonstration held by his fellow pensioners. The police dispense the crowd and Umberto returns to his cheap furnished room which he shares with his dog Flick.
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Sep 4, 2012 · By Stuart Klawans. Essays —. Sep 4, 2012. U mberto D. is perhaps the most astringent film ever made about a poor old man and his dog. Critics today tend to like the astringent parts: the long, deliberately undramatic sequences full of mundane activity (such as a housemaid’s morning routine), performed with little or no dialogue and shot as ...
