Umberto D. [videorecording] / Dear Film presenta un film di Vittorio De Sica ; sogetto e sceneggiatura di Cesare Zavattini ; produzione, Rizzoli-De Sica, Amato ; il film e stato realizzato negli Stabilmenti di Cinecitta ; in collaborazione con Scuola Nazionale di Cinema, Centro Sperimental di Cinematografia.
Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto. Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. "Janus Films"--Container. Special features include: "That's life: Vittorio De Sica" a 55-minute documentary made for Italian television in 2001 and directed by Sandro Lai; video interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio; writings on "Umberto D." by Umberto Eco, Luisa Alessandri, and Carlo Battisti. Includes essay by critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted recollections on the film by De Sica.
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Special features include documentary on Cesare Zavattini.
Summary:
Follow 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.
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