Vittorio De Sica

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The Roof
7.4

The Roof

Sep. 29, 1956

The Roof

Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the ...
Indiscretion of an American Wife
6.2

Indiscretion of an American Wife

While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria. As she prepares to ...
Umberto D.
8.1

Umberto D.

Jan. 20, 1952

Umberto D.

When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady ...
Miracle in Milan
7.6

Miracle in Milan

Feb. 08, 1951

Miracle in Milan

Once upon a time a wise and kind old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Totò, ...
Bicycle Thieves
8.2

Bicycle Thieves

Jul. 21, 1948

Bicycle Thieves

Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to ...
The Children Are Watching Us
7.7

The Children Are Watching Us

In his first collaboration with renowned screenwriter and longtime partner Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica examines the cataclysmic ...
Teresa Venerdì
6.6

Teresa Venerdì

Nov. 24, 1941

Teresa Venerdì

A comedy of errors where floundering pediatrician Pietro takes a job as an orphanage health inspector to pay for the debts of his high-spending ...
A Garibaldian in the Convent
6.3

A Garibaldian in the Convent

An old woman’s poignant reminiscence of her youth in a convent school, the happy moments and the sad, and her tragic love for a Garibaldian.