I vitelloni
1953ItalyLanguage: itDirected by Federico Fellini★ 7.7
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicdark comedywarmwhimsical
Pacing
episodicslow burn
Story
unravelingjourney
Emotion
longingbelongingfiguring out who you areloss of innocence
Themes
family wounds passed downfamily dutyold ways vs. new worldclass and money
Feel
quietly hauntingcerebraldiscussion starter
Violence
none