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

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SKU

UMBR7526

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: September 4, 2012
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: Blu-Ray
Misc: Black & White
Language:Italian
Subtitles : English

DESCRIPTION:

This neorealist masterpiece by Vittorio De Sica (Bicycle Thieves) follows the daily life of an elderly pensioner as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy’s postwar economic recovery. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto is determined to maintain his dignity in a city where human kindness seems to have been swallowed up by the forces of modernization. His simple quest to satisfy his most fundamental needs—food, shelter, companionship—makes for one of the most heartbreaking stories ever filmed, and an essential classic of world cinema.

Special Features

High-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack

That’s Life: Vittorio De Sica, a fifty-five-minute documentary made for Italian television in 2001

Video interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio from 2003

Trailer

PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted recollections by De Sica and Carlo Battisti, who plays Umberto D.