Umberto D. (Criterion Collection) (1952) On Blu-Ray

Umberto D. (Criterion Collection) (1952) On Blu-Ray

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Umberto D. (Criterion Collection) (1952) On DVD

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Actor :       Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Clina Gennari, Memmo Carotenuto, Napoleone
Director:   Vittorio De Sica
Genre:       Foreign Video - Italian
Year:         1952
Studio:      Criterion Collection
Length:     89
Released: July 22, 2003

Rating:      Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:     
DVD
Misc:          Black & White
Language:Italian
Subtitles : English


DESCRIPTION:

Shot on location with a cast of nonprofessional actors, Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist masterpiece follows Umberto D., 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.

 


 

 

 

Special Features

    • New high-definition transfer from restored elements with new and improved subtitle translation
    • "This is Life: Vittorio De Sica," a 55-minute Italian television documentary
    • Interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio
    • New essay by critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted recollections on the film by De Sica
    • Writings of Umberto D. by Umberto Eco, Luisa Alessandri, and Carlo Battisti

    Actor :       Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Clina Gennari, Memmo Carotenuto, Napoleone
    Director:   Vittorio De Sica
    Genre:       Foreign Video - Italian
    Year:         1952
    Studio:      Criterion Collection
    Length:     89
    Released: July 22, 2003

    Rating:      Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
    Format:     
    DVD
    Misc:          Black & White
    Language:Italian
    Subtitles : English


    DESCRIPTION:

    Shot on location with a cast of nonprofessional actors, Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist masterpiece follows Umberto D., 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.

     


     

     

     

    Special Features

    • New high-definition transfer from restored elements with new and improved subtitle translation
    • "This is Life: Vittorio De Sica," a 55-minute Italian television documentary
    • Interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio
    • New essay by critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted recollections on the film by De Sica
    • Writings of Umberto D. by Umberto Eco, Luisa Alessandri, and Carlo Battisti
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