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Actors: Carlo Battisti, Maria-Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Umberto D. |
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UMBERTO D. is a movie directed by Vittorio de Sica in 1951. The screenplay writer, Cesare Zavattini, earned a nomination for the 1957 Award in the best Writing, Motion Picture Story category.
Umberto is a retired state employee who barely survives with his pension. As he can't pay his rent on time anymore, his landlady wants to evict him at the end of the month. After having sold his last possessions, Umberto will begin a long journey through the streets of Rome, looking for a way to pay his debts.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Italian
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of lower class
Story of city/rural life?
- Big City
Culture of surrounding area:
- Italian
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 60's-90's
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Check here if B&W
Yes
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Italian
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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