PREVIOUSLY PLAYED
UMBERTO D.
2:306:30
Friday & Saturday, September 25 & 26
(1952, De Sica) A retired bureaucrat, with only his dog Flike for company, faces economic ruin and failing health in a callous post-war Rome. De Sica’s personal favorite of all his films was dedicated to his father Umberto and features an extraordinary performance by non-actor Carlo Battisti — a University of Florence professor in real life. Oscar nomination, Best Screenplay. Best Foreign Film, New York Film Critics Circle. Approx. 89 min. 35mm.
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“For me, De Sica and Zavattini’s greatest achievement was Umberto D.”
– Martin Scorsese