The Roof

1956 [ITALIAN]

Action / Comedy / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 85% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 1558 1.6K

rome, italy

Plot summary

Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

Director

Vittorio De Sica Photo
Vittorio De Sica

Top cast

Fernando Gerra Photo
Fernando Gerra as Francesco
Luisa Alessandri Photo
Luisa Alessandri as Signora Baj
Emilia Maritini Photo
Emilia Maritini as Luisa's mother
Aldo Boi Photo
Aldo Boi as Luigi
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893.62 MB
960*720
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   it  
24 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 1
1.62 GB
1440*1080
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   it  
24 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by andrabem

very good, but it was completely forgotten!

I saw this film a long time ago, but I remember that it left me a deep impression. The film tells the story of the desperate search made by a young couple in an impoverished post-war Italian city for a place to live. This dramatic situation is portrayed with sensibility and tenderness. I was very moved and at the same time I was happy that there were films like this one. There are many other powerful films but this one was completely forgotten. As far as I know, there are no VHS or DVD versions of "Il Tetto". There are no comments about it. Films like "Ladri di Bicicletta", "Umberto D" by Vittorio de Sica have their place in the sun, but this one has sunk into oblivion. Please, release this film on DVD. It really deserves it.
Reviewed by Vagabear 7 / 10

Far more satisfying than the overrated BICYCLE THIEF

Just ran this in 35mm.....and found it to be a lot more enjoyable than the dreary and misery-ridden BICYCLE THIEF (with a very unlikeable, desperate lead character) by the same director. The two leads (the newly married couple) were naturalistic and very likable, and you really could identify with their plight - which became no less desperate than that of the BICYCLE THIEF. Their brief moments of love and affection for each other were very moving - and believably touching when alongside scenes of their unhappiness and desperation. Their desperate race to build a squalid little structure to live in is incredibly involving and pulls you in to the very last moments of the picture. Will they make it? You'll have to see the picture to find out.
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