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Umberto D.

Umberto D.

Vittorio De Sica, 1952

Spine #201

Picked by 5 guests

Drama

Criterion Letterboxd TMDB

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Written by Cesare Zavattini

Cinematography G.R. Aldo

Edited by Eraldo Da Roma

Cast Carlo Battisti, Napoleone the Dog, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto, Ileana Simova, Lamberto Maggiorani

Picked by

Natasha Lyonne

“Umberto D., okay, there we go. You need to have some classics in the mix.”

Molly Ringwald

“Umberto D., a film by Vittorio De Sica. I have not seen this one. It's a neorealist masterpiece.”

William Friedkin

“Umberto D. Masterpiece. Vittorio De Sica.”

Marco Bellocchio

“Infine Umberto D., altro capolavoro. Come non sempre ma alcune volte accade, un film molto tragico, certamente non allegro, che non è stato molto amato dal pubblico, ma come sempre per certi capolavori resiste al tempo e credo che forse non sarà eterno però durerà ancora, non so se molti secoli ma sicuramente alcuni decenni.”

Carla Simón

“[Translated] There are many very interesting things from Italian neorealism here, and since it's always a great influence for me, I'm going to try to choose one, which I find difficult, but it's going to be Umberto D. I think it's a beautiful film. Actually, I like everything Vittorio De Sica does, but this film is so tender and I think it expresses very well the whole spirit of neorealism and the films of that Italian era.”