Umberto D. [videorecording]= Vittorio De Sica
Material type:
FilmLanguage: Italian Summary language: English Original language: Italian Subtitle language: English Series: The Criterion Collection ; Vol. 201Publication details: Italy Rizzoli Film Produzione Films Vittorio De Sica Amato Film 1952Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 89 min.) sound, b&w. 4 3/4 inLOC classification: - PN1997 .U434 1952
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DVD - Video
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SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-E: DVD Cabinet E | PN1997 .U434 1952 | Available | 001255 |
Special features include:
- "That's life: Vittorio De Sica", a 55-minute documentary made for Italian television in 2001
- Video interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio
- Essay by critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted recollections on the film by De Sica
- Writings on "Umberto D." by Umberto Eco, Luisa Alessandri and Carlo Battisti.
From case cover:
Shot on location 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.
DVD video; Dolby Digital 1.0; monaural; NTSC; Regions 0; 1.33:1 as 4:3 fullscreen.
Italian audio. Optional English subtitles.
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