Umberto D.

...eschewed sentimentality in exploring the everyday realities facing those on society's margins.

...may be the best of the Italian neorealist films--the one that is most simply itself, and does not reach for its effects or strain to make its message clear.

Umberto D is rightly held as a classic. It is a reflection of the abject poverty of the post-war period and it still resonates with many contemporary states of being across much of the world.