gr1lledcheese
Student
- Dec 18, 2021
- 139
I'm sure there are other films where the main character tries to ctb, but the ones I relate to are a couple of Italian neorealist films from the post WWII era.
The first is Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D. It's about an elderly man struggling to survive on his pension. He has a cute little dog, and after he gets evicted he tries to make a little money by having his dog perform tricks on the street. I especially relate to this character in his situation as I too am struggling financially, and in need of a place to live.
The other film is by Roberto Rossellini (Isabella Rossellini's dad), and it's called Germany Year Zero. In this film a young boy and his family struggle to survive in Allied-occupied Berlin. His elderly father is ill, and bed-ridden, and unable to provide for the family. The boy tries to find work, and sell things for his family, but he's too young to work, and too naïve to be dealing with the hucksters and con artists he encounters. He runs into an old teacher who is a Nazi and hiding out.
I relate less to the latter film, but I still sympathize.
The first is Vittorio De Sica's Umberto D. It's about an elderly man struggling to survive on his pension. He has a cute little dog, and after he gets evicted he tries to make a little money by having his dog perform tricks on the street. I especially relate to this character in his situation as I too am struggling financially, and in need of a place to live.
The other film is by Roberto Rossellini (Isabella Rossellini's dad), and it's called Germany Year Zero. In this film a young boy and his family struggle to survive in Allied-occupied Berlin. His elderly father is ill, and bed-ridden, and unable to provide for the family. The boy tries to find work, and sell things for his family, but he's too young to work, and too naïve to be dealing with the hucksters and con artists he encounters. He runs into an old teacher who is a Nazi and hiding out.
I relate less to the latter film, but I still sympathize.
