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Umberto D.

1952

Vittorio De Sica

Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Memmo Carotenuto, Alberto Albani Barbieri

8.1

8,287

Drama Umberto Ferrari, aged government-pensioner, attends a street demonstration held by his fellow pensioners. The police dispense the crowd and Unberto returns to his cheap furnished room which he shares with his dog Flick. Umberto's lone friend is Maria, servant of the boarding house. She is a simple girl who is pregnant by one of two soldiers and neither will admit to being the father. When Umberto's landlady, Antonia, demands the rent ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It may be the best of the Italian neorealist films--the one that is most simply itself, and does not reach for its effects or strain to make its message clear (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"Pure simplicity and almost unbearable candor and compassion (...) [A] truly extraordinary picture"	POS
United States	Budd Wilkins Slant	"'Umberto D.' is an almost perfect blend of subtly rendered social commentary and intimate drama of a decidedly humanistic stamp."	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"A visual feast if a little challenging in narrative content (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"It's hard to think of a more remarkable tribute to the resilience of the human spirit than the one 'Umberto D.' puts on the screen."	POS
United States	Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle	"If the film's outlook is harsh (...) that's because life is harsh. Yet there are many moments of surpassing cinematic beauty, as well."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"There's no denying the director's compassion, nor the dignity and strength of Carlo Battisti's performance"	POS

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