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Umberto D.

  • 19521952
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 29m
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8.2/10
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Carlo Battisti and Maria Pia Casilio in Umberto D. (1952)
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An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
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    • Vittorio De Sica
    • Cesare Zavattini(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Carlo Battisti
    • Maria Pia Casilio
    • Lina Gennari
    • Vittorio De Sica
    • Cesare Zavattini(story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Carlo Battisti
    • Maria Pia Casilio
    • Lina Gennari
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    • 114User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
    • 92Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Carlo Battisti in Umberto D. (1952)
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    Carlo Battisti and Maria Pia Casilio in Umberto D. (1952)
    Carlo Battisti and Maria Pia Casilio in Umberto D. (1952)
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    Carlo Battisti
    Carlo Battisti
    • Umberto Domenico Ferrari
    Maria Pia Casilio
    Maria Pia Casilio
    • Maria
    Lina Gennari
    Lina Gennari
    • Antonia Belloni
    Ileana Simova
    Ileana Simova
    • La donna nella camera di Umberto
    Elena Rea
    • La suora all' ospedale
    Memmo Carotenuto
    Memmo Carotenuto
    • Il degente all' ospedale
    Alberto Albani Barbieri
    Alberto Albani Barbieri
    • L'amico di Antonia
    • (uncredited)
    Pasquale Campagnola
      Riccardo Ferri
        Lamberto Maggiorani
        Lamberto Maggiorani
          De Silva
          De Silva
          • Battistini
          • (uncredited)
            • Vittorio De Sica
            • Cesare Zavattini(story and screenplay)
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          • Trivia
            This is the first and only film for non-actor Carlo Battisti, who plays the leading role in the film. His real occupation was that of a Professor of Linguistics at the Università degli Studi di Firenze.
          • Goofs
            Near the beginning when he is eating with the other old men he hands the plates of everyone near to him to the waitress. In the next shot everyone has plates in front of them again.
          • Quotes

            Maria, la servetta: What's the matter, Mr. Umberto?

            Umberto Domenico Ferrari: I'm tired.

            Maria, la servetta: Of her?

            Umberto Domenico Ferrari: it's a little of everything.

          • Connections
            Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1999)

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          9/10
          Neorealist Classic (A story of an old man and his dog)
          Umberto D was made towards the end of the Neo-realist period in Italian cinema, following on from Roma Citta Aperta (1945),Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice 1946),Paisa (Paisan 1946) and Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thieves 1948). Many critics see Umberto D has the finest example of the genre and Vittorio de Sica, the director, himself considered it to be his best work. Set in post-war Italy, it is the story of a retired public worker, trying to survive on a meagre state pension and being threatened with eviction from his landlady. His only friends are his small dog 'Flick' and his landlady's young maid Maria who has just discovered she is pregnant. Filled with despair over his situation he finally contemplates suicide.

          The film sticks firmly to the neorealist conventions; the lead actor is a non professional actor (a college Professor who agreed to play the role), the use of studio sets is kept to minimum and the everyday lives of people are examined in minute detail. One could say that for long parts of the film nothing much happens, for instance when we follow Maria's early morning routine of grinding some coffee, but from these detailed vignettes, we learn a great deal of the thoughts feelings and emotions of the characters. These sequences are why it is a great film. The acting is wonderful, the impossible situations of the old man and of the unmarried but pregnant Maria are really brought to life for the audience. Although a tragic tale it does include many moments of humour and the ending although non-committal is uplifting. All in all a classic.
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          • Release date
            • November 7, 1955 (United States)
            • Italy
            • Italian
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          • Filming locations
            • Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
          • Production companies
            • Dear Film
            • Rizzoli Film
            • Produzione Films Vittorio De Sica
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          • 1 hour 29 minutes
            • Black and White

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