Umberto D. (1952)
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Umberto Domenico Ferrari (Carlo Battisti), a retired government worker, participates in a street demonstration held by elderly gentlemen who demand a raise in their meager pensions but the demonstration is dispersed by the police. He returns to his poorly furnished room where he finds a couple making love in his bed. Umberto's tyrannical landlady Antonia (Lina Gennari) rents out the rooms to prostitutes during the day and threatens Umberto with eviction if he doesn't pay his overdue rent (15.000 Lire). Forced to sell some of his belongings, he only manages to raise a third of the amount but the landlady refuses to accept it and demands either all or nothing. Having only his dog Flike and the pregnant housemaid Maria (Maria-Pia Casilio) as friends, Umberto is determined to retain his dignity.
One of the greatest examples of Italian neorealism.
Umberto D. remains a realistic and timeless masterpiece, totally free of sentimentality and reflects the general mood in Europe after World War II.