Umberto D. (#201) (Criterion Collection)[USA]

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Release date: September 4, 2012
Pre-order: Amazon

Italy
1952
88 minutes
Black and White
1.37:1
Italian

This neorealist masterpiece by Vittorio De Sica follows an elderly pensioner as he strives to make ends meet during Italy’s postwar economic recovery. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto struggles to maintain his dignity in a city where human kindness seems to have been swallowed up by the forces of modernization. His simple quest to satisfy his basic needs—food, shelter, companionship—makes for one of the most heartbreaking stories ever filmed, and an essential classic of world cinema

Disc Features:

1. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
2. That’s Life: Vittorio De Sica, a fifty-five-minute documentary about the director’s career, made for Italian television in 2001
3. Writings on Umberto D. by Umberto Eco, Luisa Alessandri, and Carlo Battisti (DVD only)
4. Interview with actress Maria Pia Casilio from 2003
5. Trailer
6. New English subtitle translation
7. PLUS: A new essay by critic Stuart Klawans and a reprinted recollection by De Sica (DVD and Blu-ray); a reprinted recollection by actor Carlo Battisti (DVD only)

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