Umberto D

Drama från 1952 av Vittorio De Sica med Carlo Battisti och Maria Pia Casilio. The winner of the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1955 and Oscar-nominated for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story, Vittorio De Sica’s Umberto D is considered by many to be .

Scripted by De Sica’s regular collaborator Cesare Zavattini, UMBERTO D tells the heartbreaking story of the eponymous Umberto Domenico Ferrari, superbly portrayed by non-professional actor and former college professor Carlo Battisti. Retired civil servant Umberto struggles to survive on his rapidly dwindling pension in the harsh environment of post-World War II Rome, a city plagued by its society’s total disregard for the plight of the elderly, the poor and the downtrodden. His only companions are his loyal dog, Flag, and a pregnant housemaid named Maria (Maria-Pia Casilio).

Facing eviction from his humble home by his tyrannical landlady (Lina Gennari), Umberto’s desperate, failed attempts to raise money lead him to contemplate suicide. But first he must find a home for his little dog.

Filmed on location in Rome with a totally non-professional cast, Vittorio De Sica’s compassionate but unsentimental handling of Umberto’s tale devastatingly conveys the wretchedness of poverty and old age. UMBERTO D is a deeply emotional and moving film that has quite rightly been hailed as a timeless classic of modern cinema.

Mer om Umberto D

Umberto D har regiserats av Vittorio De Sica. Filmen är skriven av Cesare Zavattini. Umberto D hade premiär 1952 och tillhör genren drama, klassiker och world cinema. Produktionslandet är Italien. Skådespelare som framträder i Umberto D är bl.a Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto, Alberto Albani Barbieri och Pasquale Campagnola. Umberto D har originaltiteln Umberto D..