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Umberto D.
Drama - 1952
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When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
20 Jan 1952
Country:
IT
Languages:
Italian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
It is said that at one level or another, Chaplin's characters were always asking that we love them. Umberto doesn't care if we love him or not. That is why we love him.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
13 May 2002
fresh:
Heroes like Umberto D. are hard to find, and your life will be better for having met him.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
1 Jun 2002
fresh:
This simple, almost Chaplinesque story of a man fighting to preserve his dignity is even more moving for its firm grasp of everyday activities.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
24 Jun 2002
fresh:
One of the great humanist cinema works: a portrayal of age, poverty and simple lives in postwar Rome that is both luminous and heartbreaking.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jul 2002
fresh:
It's hard to think of a more remarkable tribute to the resilience of the human spirit than the one Umberto D. puts on the screen.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Sep 2002
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