Umberto D /
Follow 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 m...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Italian |
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[United States] :
Criterion Collection,
[2003]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
201. |
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| Summary: | Follow 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. A foreign film (Italy). Aspect ratio 1.33:1. New high-definition digital transfer, made from restored elements. Special features: That's life : Vittorio De Sica, a 55-minute documentary made for Italian television in 2001 -- New video interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio -- New 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. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert ([10] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Aldo Graziati ; editor, Eraldo Da Roma ; music, Alessandro Cicognini. |
| ISBN: | 0780026470 |