Umberto D. - Criterion Collection

Buy This Item Umberto D. - Criterion Collection by Criterion  Available from Amazon  $26.99  on 9-22-2008     Shot on location with a cast of nonprofessional actors, Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist masterpiece follows <i>Umberto D.</i>, 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 to 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. Reader Reviews This is one of the greatest works of Italian cinema.It is a lamentable chronicle of a poor retiree trying to maintain his dignity and hold on to his dog.There are some depressing elements here,but those who can really feel for it`s protagonist will not find it "too depressing " or "boring "as some reveiwers have said;and while a few dramatic devices may be used ;I think this movie gives a faithful account of social conditions in postwar Italy,and is a good neorealist effort.If you want to see a real powerhouse of a drama,this movie is for you.

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