Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Umberto D. end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Umberto D. violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Umberto D. easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Umberto D.

Name: Umberto D.
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Carlo Battisti, Napoleone the Dog, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari, Elena Rea

Directed by Vittorio De Sica

Produced by Amato Film, Rizzoli Film

195291 min7.9 / 10

A devastating portrait of an elderly man's dignified struggle against poverty and social indifference, told with neorealist restraint and profound melancholy.

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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Questions people ask

Is Umberto D. sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does Umberto D. end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Umberto D. scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is Umberto D. violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Umberto D. easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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