Umberto D.
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Umberto D. is a landmark 1952 Italian neorealist film by Vittorio De Sica that poignantly portrays the struggles of an elderly pensioner facing poverty and isolation in postwar Rome.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian neorealist film
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film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| censorshipOrControversy | criticized by Italian authorities for negative portrayal of Italy ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G.R. Aldo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed by film critics ⓘ |
| director | Vittorio De Sica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ENIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Eraldo Da Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Umberto’s dog Flike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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neorealism ⓘ |
| includedInList | Sight & Sound critics’ polls (various years) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Umberto Domenico Ferrari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
loneliness
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old age ⓘ poverty ⓘ social isolation ⓘ |
| movement | Italian neorealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alessandro Cicognini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | everyday life of a poor pensioner ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimalist narrative style
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realistic depiction of everyday life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| portrays |
postwar Italian social conditions
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relationship between man and dog ⓘ |
| portraysStruggle |
economic hardship
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loss of dignity ⓘ threat of eviction ⓘ |
| productionCompany | De Sica Produzione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | retired civil servant ⓘ |
| protagonistStatus | elderly pensioner ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1952 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of world cinema
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landmark of Italian neorealism ⓘ |
| releaseCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenplayBasedOn | original story by Cesare Zavattini ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Cesare Zavattini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | postwar Rome ⓘ |
| starring |
Carlo Battisti
NERFINISHED
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Lina Gennari NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Pia Casilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
emphasis on social realism
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location shooting in real streets ⓘ use of non-professional actors ⓘ |
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