Umberto D. opens with a street protest in Rome. The scene is shot from above. As the marchers approach an intersection a city bus cuts through the crowd, indifferent to their presence. The camera ...
Umberto D. opens with a street protest in Rome. The scene is shot from above. As the marchers approach an intersection a city bus cuts through the crowd, indifferent to their presence. The camera ...
One of the few really perfect films is Vittorio De Sica’s 1952 Italian neo-realist classic, “Umberto D.” Directed and co-written by De Sica with his prime collaborator, screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, ...
"There are more characters than actors. So not every actor has the face for all characters," proclaims Vittorio De Sica in Criterion's definitive treatment of his neorealist classic. The statement ...
Movie magic here and now means special effects and the wonders only computers can create. But “Umberto D.,” newly restored for its 50th anniversary, creates magic of a completely different sort. It ...
That's what we have with Umberto D., one of Vittorio De Sica's many films from the classic era of post-war Italian cinema. De Sica directed more than 100 movies in his lengthy career, and this one is ...
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