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Umberto D

Umberto D
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Screen: Aspect Ratio 4:3
Languages: Italian
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Region: Region 2
Release Date: 27 September 2004
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Set in the harsh environment of post war Rome, Vittorio De Sica's masterpiece examines society's indifference toward the poor and downtrodden.
An old age pensioner, receiving a totally inadequate pension, struggles to survive and is driven to desperation and the contemplation of suicide.
Set in real locations with a non professional cast, Umberto D conveys the harshness and wretchedness of old age in a simple but devastatingly realistic way, avoiding sentimentality but evoking great emotion.
The film was nominated for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story at the 1957 Academy Awards

Special Features

  • Documentary on Cesare Zavattini. Chapter Index.