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ALTERNATE SYNOPSIS:
Five young men linger in a postadolescent limbo, dreaming of adventure and escape from their small seacoast town. They while away their time spending the lira doled out by their indulgent families on drink, women, and nights at the local pool hall. Federico Fellini’s second solo directorial effort (originally released in the U.S. as The Young and the Passionate) is a semiautobiographical masterpiece of sharply drawn character sketches: Skirt chaser Fausto, forced to marry a girl he has impregnated; Alberto, the perpetual child; Leopoldo, a writer thirsting for fame; and Moraldo, the only member of the group troubled by a moral conscience. An international success and recipient of an Academy Award® nomination for Best Original Screenplay, I Vitelloni compassionately details a year in the life of a group of small-town layabouts struggling to find meaning in their lives. |
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In the first major masterpiece from director Federico Fellini, a group of rootless and directionless middle-class young men in a small town searches for fulfillment. The leader, Fausto, is forced to marry a girl he has impregnated, while perpetual child Alberto, writer Leopoldo, and rebellious Moraldo deal with their family and the stagnant culture that surrounds them. Even more powerful today than upon its original acclaimed release, this remains one of Fellini?s most emotionally powerful achievements. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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