Threads #6: The Dog Collar
Mar 09, 2018
3 minutes
A column about clothes and movies by Christina Newland
Illustration by Laurène Boglio
n Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist tearjerker from 1952, , the central protagonist is a lonely impoverished, soul living in post-war Rome. Umberto (Carlo Battisti) resides in a crumbling apartment block run by a mean-spirited landlady. He has few companions - or possessions - left in this world. His best friend and sole reason for living is a cheerful little terrier named Flike, and
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