Umberto D ★★★★ 1955 A government pensioner, living alone with his beloved dog, struggles to keep up a semblance of dignity on his inadequate pension. De Sica considered this his masterpiece. A sincere, tender treatment of the struggles involved with the inevitability of aging. In Italian with English subtitles. Laser edition features letterboxed print. 89m/B VHS, 8mm, Wide. IT Carlo Battista, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari;
Director:
Vittorio De Sica;
Writer:
Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica;
Cameo:
Alessandro Cicognini. N.Y. Film Critics '55: Foreign Film.
