I Vitelloni

I Vitelloni

We are the hollow men in this last of meeting places we grope together and avoid speech. Gathered on this beach of the torrid river.

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Release Date

9/17/1953

Runtime

103 mins

Overview

Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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A tender, observational portrait of five aimless young men in post-war Italy, caught between adolescent dreams and the slow weight of adulthood. Fellini captures their petty dramas, romantic misadventures, and quiet disappointments with a mix of gentle humor and genuine melancholy.

Mood

WistfulMelancholicBittersweetPlayful

Themes

FriendshipComing of ageAmbitionIdentityMortality

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Black and whiteNaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Ensemble

Heads up

Sexual content

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