8.1IMDb31k votes
Directed by Vittorio De Sica
With Carlo Battisti · Napoleone the Dog · Maria Pia Casilio
the vibe
- 🌀 slow burn
- 🧠 intelligent
- 🎭 sad, cathartic
the story
An elderly pensioner struggles to pay his rent and fakes illness to avoid being evicted with his dog.
the plot
contains spoilers
- umberto domenico ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions
- umberto's landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month
- umberto will be turned out onto the street if he doesn't pay the rent
- umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital
- umberto gives his dog flike to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping
awards & recognition
- Oscar Nominee
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total.
where to watch
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