Human kindness falls between the cracks of postwar Italy in this neo-realist classic from director Vittorio De Sica. "Umberto D." (1952) is an elderly gentleman struggling to navigate his twilight years on a tiny pension, with only his dog friend Flike toaccompany him in the increasingly callous streets outside of his lonely apartment. As the old man falls to the depths of despair, a glimmer of hope flashes on the horizon. Nonprofessional actors add to the gritty, true-life feel of this groundbreaking movie.
Human kindness falls between the cracks of postwar Italy in this neo-realist classic from director Vittorio De Sica. "Umberto D." (1952) is an elderly gentleman struggling to navigate his twilight years on a tiny pension, with only his dog friend Flike toaccompany him in the increasingly callous streets outside of his lonely apartment. As the old man falls to the depths of despair, a glimmer of hope flashes on the horizon. Nonprofessional actors add to the gritty, true-life feel of this groundbreaking movie.
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