Umberto D.
Drama • 1952 • 1 hr 31 min
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Slow and contemplative, there’s a beautiful sadness in this simple tale of a man wandering around Rome with his dog after being evicted
Amazing how such an old film can still be touching, in a completely different time and part of the world.
a film about how after becoming homeless, the only thing that needs and matters to a man is his dog
A wonderfully simplistic film that will tug the heartstrings of any viewer who understands the struggle of living life day to day.
Part of the great post war Italian films. Would make a great companion piece to Bicycle Thieves
Sad, tragic story of a retired teacher living in boarding house in post WW2 Italy, his best friend, his dog. Actors were non-professionals.
If you need to watch one film to get to the heart of humanity and life, it’s this one. Goes well with a glass of Chianti wine.
Sad, quiet, and oddly heartwarming. Makes you care about an old man and his dog way more than seems reasonable.
Peak neorealism: one old man, one dog, infinite heartbreak.
Last 10~15 minutes get surprisingly anxiety-inducing as De Sica continually teases at a nasty ending for his sympathetic struggler
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