Umberto D. [dvd]
2006
DVDs
Shot on location with a cast of nonprofessional actors, Vittorio De Sica's film follows Umberto D. an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy's postwar economic boom.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.
Main title:
Umberto D. [dvd] / a film by Vittorio de Sica.
Author:
Work:
Imprint:
[Australia] : Madman Films ; The AV Channel [distributor], c2006.
Collation:
1 videodisc (DVD) (88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Series title:
Series:
Director's suite
Notes:
Original motion picture realised by Janus Films in 1952.Madman: MMA2487.From a story by Cesare Zavattini.Catalogued from container.Based on the story by Cesare Zavattini.Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.Special features: restored print; audio commentary with Gino Moliterno, head of Film studies, Australian National University; 'The invisible subject: Umberto D. and the politics of the everyday' essay by Peter Kemp; original theatrical trailer.Originally released as a motion picture [Italy] : Rizzoly/Dear Films, 1952.In Italian with English subtitles.In Italian (mono. sound) with subtitles in English.
Credits:
Director, Vittorio De Sica; producers, Giuseppe Amato, Vittorio De Sica, Angelo Rizzoli; screenplay, Cesare Zavattini and Vittorio De Sica
Performers:
Cast: Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto.
Audience:
Censorship classification: PG.PG - Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers. Note: contains sexual references.
System details:
Region 4, PAL.DVD ; produced for region 4.
Access restrictions:
Censorship clasification: PG - Parental guidance recommended for persons under 15 years.
Awards:
New York Film Critics Circle, Best foreign film, 1955.
Dewey class:
791.4372
Language:
EnglishItalian
Subject:
BRN:
87371
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | DVD | UMBE | Available |
| Library at the Dock | DVD | UMBE | Available |