Umberto D. (1952) Movie Overview

Umberto D. is a 1952 Italian neorealist film, directed by Vittorio de Sica. Most of the actors were non-professional, including Carlo Battisti, who plays the title role. It tells the story of Umberto Domenico Ferrari (Carlo Battisti), an old man in Rome who is desperately trying to keep his room on a small state pension, but whose landlady (Lina Gennari) is expecting to drive him out to fit her social lifestyle. He tries to find the money but is unable to beg to his richer friends, and cannot be helped by his only true friends, a maid (Maria-Pia Casilio) and his dog, Flike (called ‘Flag’ in some subtitled versions of the film). The movie was in the “Time Magazine’s All-Time 100 Movies” in the 2005. The film begins with a march of elderly men for the raising of pensions which is quickly stopped by the police because the men had no permit to march. The crowd files out of the square, still muttering their protests, with the camera eventually focusing in on one of the marchers, Umberto D. Ferrari. He returns to his apartment, only for the landlady to threaten to kick him out at the end of the month, assuming he will not pay her fifteen thousand lire. Umberto goes out to sell his watch… Source

• Umberto D. Movie Details
• Director: Vittorio De Sica
• Country: Italy
• Run Time: 89 min
• Genre: Drama

• Cast Overview
• Carlo Battisti as Umberto Domenico Ferrari
• Maria-Pia Casilio as Maria, la servetta (as Maria Pia Casilio)
• Lina Gennari as Antonia, la padrona di case
• Ileana Simova as La donna nella camera di Umberto
• Elena Rea as La suora all' ospedale
• Memmo Carotenuto as Il degente all' ospedale

Umberto D. Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

Umberto D. (2002): A retired bureaucrat struggles to live on his meager pension in Rome, about to be kicked out of his apartment for back rent, and his only companion his small dog. Source

Umberto D. Movie Review from New York Times

Vittorio De Sica’s poignant film is about an aging, urban pensioner (Carlo Battisti) facing eviction. Gentle realism etches the old man’s loneliness: his meager room, his eager response to a sweet, pregnant girl and his bristling feud with the landlady… Source

Umberto D. Movie Details from Imdb

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 nei… Source

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