Umberto D / Dear Film presenta un film di Vittorio De Sica il film e stato realizzato negli Stabilmenti di Cinecitta in collaborazione con Scuola Nazionale di Cinema, Centro Sperimental di Cinematografia ; producers, Angelo Rizzoli, Vittorio De Sica, Giuseppe Amato ; screenplay writer, Cesare Zavattini ; director, Vittorio De Sica.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2003], ©1952. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Rizzoli, Angelo. |
| Other author/creator | De Sica, Vittorio, 1901-1974. |
| Other author/creator | Amato, Giuseppe, 1899-1964. |
| Other author/creator | Zavattini, Cesare, 1902-1989. |
| Other author/creator | Battisti, Carlo, 1882-1977. |
| Other author/creator | Casilio, Maria Pia, 1935-2012. |
| Other author/creator | Gennari, Lina. |
| Other author/creator | Simova, Ileana. |
| Other author/creator | Rea, Elena. |
| Other author/creator | Carotenuto, Memmo, 1908-1980. |
| Other author/creator | Graziati, Aldo, 1902-1953. |
| Other author/creator | Da Roma, Eraldo. |
| Other author/creator | Cicognini, Alessandro. |
| Other author/creator | Marchi, Virgilio, 1895-1960. |
| Other author/creator | Dear film produzione. |
| Other author/creator | Stabilmenti di Cinecitta (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Scuola nazionale di cinema (Italy) |
| Other author/creator | Centro sperimentale di cinematografia (Italy) |
| Other author/creator | Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| Series | Criterion collection ; 201 Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 201. ^A506835 |
| 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 | Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. |
| General note | Special features: "That's life: Vittorio De Sica" a 55-minute documentary made for Italian television in 2001; new video interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio; new 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. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Aldo Graziati ; editor, Eraldo Da Roma ; music, Alessandro Cicognini ; production designer, Virgilio Marchi. |
| Cast | Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto. |
| Audience | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Italian dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Foreign films Italy. |
| ISBN | 0780026470 |
| ISBN | 9780780026476 |
| UPC | 037429176122 |
| Publisher number | UMB020 Criterion Collection |
| Stock number | Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN1997 .U43 2003 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |