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Bleak Emotional Gloomy Atmospheric Contemplative Sincere Thought Provoking
Plot:
Golden Years Down on Your Luck Injustice Elderly Life is a Bitch Mind and Soul Society Pets more...
Genres:
Drama Foreign Neo realism
Time/Period:
20th Century 50s
Place:
Europe Italy Rome
Praise:
Award Winner Critically Acclaimed Essential
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Serious Realistic Slow
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Umberto D., 1952

Starring: Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Genneri, Ileana Simova, Alberto Albani Barbieri

Directed by: Vittorio De Sica

Written by: Cesare Zavattini

Language: Italian

Country: Italy

Runtime: 89 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.3

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Umberto D. can be described as bleak, emotional, and gloomy. The plot revolves around the golden years, being down on your luck, and injustice. The main genres are drama and foreign. In terms of style, Umberto D. is neo-realist. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. Umberto D. is located in Rome. It takes place in the 1950s. Visually, it is black and white. Umberto D. has received attention for being essential viewing, an award winner, and critically acclaimed.

Summary of Umberto D.

Umberto D., from director Vittorio De Sica, is a simple, heartbreaking tale about the life of an elderly pensioner. Penniless and alone, with only the maid (Lina Genneri) from his rooming house and a devoted dog for companionship, the old man (Carlo Battisti) contemplates suicide. But then one day, a ray of hope pierces his bleak existence, and everything changes. This careful observation of one man's attempt to keep his dignity in the face of a hostile society is one of the pearls of Italian post-war cinema.

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Language:	Italian
Country:	Italy
Release date:	7 November 1955
Runtime:	89 min

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Maria Pia Casilio

as Maria, la servetta

Lina Genneri

as Antonia, la padrona di case

Ileana Simova

as La donna nella camera di Umberto

Alberto Albani Barbieri

as L'amico di Antonia

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TV Guide

One of the greatest films of all time and one of the handful of masterpieces to emerge from the Italian neo-realist period, Umberto D is as cerebral as it is emotional, as bleak as it is warm. Full Review

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by: Staff (Not credited)

Variety

The ending is happy, but the general effect of the film is disturbing, so compelling is De Sica's description of a man's solitude. Full Review

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by: Staff (Not Credited)

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