Umberto D.
drama
154
Stimulating
Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
36
Educational Value/50
36
Craft & Quality/50
46
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
An elderly pensioner and his dog struggle to survive on a meager pension in postwar Rome. De Sica's neo-realist masterpiece is exceptionally moving.
Educational about the Italian welfare state and the dignity of the elderly poor. Among the purest expressions of neo-realist cinema.
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