This is the best cinema can do. If you watch it and aren't changed, bettered, you weren't watching or can't be.

Umberto D. Ferrari is an elderly retired government worker attending a demonstration. The police disperses the group. His landlady Antonia threatens to kick him out. He is a proud man and tries to sell his watch for the money. Maria is the friendly maid at the boarding house. She is pregnant by one of two soldiers but neither are willing to help. He is hospitalized for tonsillitis. When he gets out, Antonia is demolishing his room and she lets Flike escape. Umberto would end it all but he needs to find a place for Flike.I love the scene where he can't bring himself to beg for money but he lets Flike to beg with his hat. I like a lot about this movie but I find Umberto too bitter. It would so much better if he is the kindly old grandpa type. Maria is a bit too inexperienced to give the needed emotions. However it's poignant in so many other ways. His love for his dog and his isolation are both heart breaking.

The sad tale of an old man evicted from his home hardly sounds like a fun night at the movies and wouldn't set the box office on fire, but what we have here is arguably the greatest Italian neo-realist film ever. "Umberto D." tackles nothing less than the meaning of life in a seemingly offhanded way. And it takes a dog to supply some of the answers. Told in simple terms, the story exposes many of life's deepest moral dilemmas. Performances are spot on, especially by Carlo Battasi as the title character. And let's not forget about Flike, the dog! He deserved an Oscar!! Without a trace of maudlin sappiness, "Umberto D." is heartbreaking, uplifting, and unforgettable.

I usually don't cry when I'm watching movies.I have seen many Hollywood movies that are usually considered tear-jerkers by the audience. And yet, most of them left me indifferent. I considered a couple of them to be pretty good, but I personally wasn't particularly moved by the scenes that were supposed to sad or emotional.However, this movie made me cry the first time I watched it."Umberto D." is a truly heartbreaking piece of filmmaking which I found to be even harsher in hindsight when I consider that a story like this could be happening in real life, at the same time when I'm watching this movie.And yet, despite being incredibly depressive, it is also immensely human.Vittorio De Sica doesn't exploit the misery of the main character in this movie. Instead of that, he is able to make, us the viewer, feel identified with him, see him as somebody close to our reality. And that's why this movie is so marvelous and have to be seen, even if it could a very sad and depressive experience.The ending is moving to enough to make any viewer cry.