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I vitelloni

1953

Federico Fellini

Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Leopoldo Trieste ...

7.6

5,572

Drama Five adolescent loafers in the Adriatic city of Romini postpone adulthood by idling in their home town. Fellini's elegy to the passage of youth reveals true insights through the characters of the likeable boys, one of whom depends on his sister while another is a careless Lothario.

	Author	Review
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"It shows all of Fellini's unrivaled virtues -- his lyrical sense of place, his abiding affection for even the most hapless of his characters, his effortless knack for limpid, bustling composition -- and very few of his putative vices."	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"[Fellini's] first masterpiece and first success"	POS
United States	John Simon New York Magazine	"Fellini's most beautiful film (...) One of the top dozen films of all time."	POS
United States	Don Druker Chicago Reader	"Well worth seeing (...) Though it's still realist in approach, its aura of bitter nostalgia places it squarely among Fellini's most personal and atmospheric works."	POS
United States	Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"It was this ineffably poignant semiautobiographical reverie that unleashed fully Fellini's shimmering, flowing poetic style."	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Milne Time Out	"Beautifully shot and performed, and governed by an inextricable mixture of affectionate sympathy and acid satire"	POS
United States	Andrew Sarris The New York Observer	"It's my favorite Fellini film, possibly his most personal effort and by far his funniest."	POS
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"A key early work from a budding maestro, this is fascinating viewing, especially when you know what is to come (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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