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Title:
Umberto D. [DVD video]
Publication Date:
2003
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2003.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (60 x 18 cm., folded to 12 x 18 cm.)
ISBN:
9780780026476
Abstract:
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.
General Note:
Title from disc surface.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
"Janus Films"--Container.
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.
Performers:
Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto.
Technical Details:
Aspect ratio 1.33:1; RSDL dual-layer; high-definition digital transfer, made from restored elements.
Language:
Italian
Additional Language:
Italian dialogue, with English subtitles.
