Umberto D.

A quiet, aching look at an old man's slide toward despair, lifted at the last moment by a small, wordless bond.

Directed by

Vittorio De Sica

Genres

Drama

Starring

Carlo Battisti, Napoleone the Dog, Maria Pia Casilio

Overview

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.

How it feels

Melancholic, bleak, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, loneliness, politics, friendship

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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