Vittorio De Sica-Umberto D. (1952)

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 of 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. (-DVD cover)



Umberto Domenico Ferrari, an elderly and retired civil servant, is desperately trying to maintain a decent standard of living on a rapidly dwindling state pension. But he's up against his tyrannical landlady, who keeps demanding rent that he can't pay (while renting his room out to prostitutes during the day), and his only friends are the pregnant housemaid and his little dog Flike... (http://imdb.com/title/tt0045274/plotsummary)



Vittorio DeSica's wonderful "Umberto D" was one of the last films of the Italian neo-realism movement and by far its best one. It is also one of my favorite movies ever. The movie's premise is simple: it is a slice of the life of a poor lonely pensioner, Umberto. Throughout the movie, we see Umberto struggle to find money to pay rent to his horrible landlady, love his dog Flike, and deal with the loneliness and disillusionment of the postwar era. (http://imdb.com/title/tt0045274/usercomments)



"Umberto D" is a character-driven film. It works very well because of its sharp observations on loneliness and poignant gestures. The gestures evoke powerful feelings without necessitating dialogue. Many of the scenes, even the ones that do not necessarily advance the plot, are hypnotically beautiful in their simplicity (http://imdb.com/title/tt0045274/usercomments)



This touching story of a poor man in Italy after the war. The director, De Sica has also done the masterpiece "The bicycle thief". A very good and simple film that almost perfectly shows his fight to live a decent life his last years. The end is VERY sad(still I felt it had some hope). A highly recommended film (http://imdb.com/title/tt0045274/usercomments)



Written by Vittorio De Sica and Cesare Zavattini. Cinematography by Aldo Graziati and great Italian Director of Photography of 1960's , 1970's, Giuseppe Rotunno is the camera operator.






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