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SummaryFederico Fellini's first international success, this 1953 film, based on memories of his youth in Rimini, focuses on five layabouts in a sleepy seaside town during the winter offseason. [Film Forum]
Directed By:Federico Fellini
Written By:Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli
I Vitelloni [re-release]
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Universal Acclaim
87
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Generally Favorable
7.7
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
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100
It was this ineffably poignant semiautobiographical reverie that unleashed fully Fellini's shimmering, flowing poetic style, echoed perfectly in a plaintive score by Fellini's potently evocative collaborator, Nino Rota.
100
Full of brilliantly executed coups de théâtre, showing the director's natural flair for spectacle.
91
Its elements all come together with an unforced perfection, every scene feels real and alive in a way that many of his more surrealistic later films do not, and Leonard Maltin, for one, has argued that I Vitelloni is no less than Fellini's masterpiece.
80
It’s as wistful and sad as it is funny and charming, with the first of Nino Rota’s great scores to keep it burbling along.
80
This semiautobiographical work by Federico Fellini was the first film to bring him a measure of world attention.
70
Moving from cafés to poolrooms to movie theaters, it's the prototypical male ensemble film.
70
Federico Fellini, long a scripter, in his second feature film satirizes the 'wastrels', the do-nothing sons of middle-class Italian provincials whose life ranges from schoolroom to poolroom.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
74% Positive
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May 14, 2016
9
In 1953, this movie was released to theaters. In 2003, it was re-released for its 50th anniversary. I Vitelloni is lovable for those who are wanting to see a whole load of movies.
May 6, 2016
9
Early Fellini masterpiece. Yes, it's old (1953), and, yes, it's all about Fellini. His films usually are and I don't consider every one a masterpiece but this is one of the best. Score by the great Nino Rota. DVD is Criterion and the supplements are good. Friends in their late 20s. Small town. Performances you will never forget. In a crazy, sad film you won't forget, either. Essential.
Production Company:
- Peg-Films
- Cité Films
Release Date:Nov 14, 2003
Duration:1 h 44 m
Tagline:A daring story of uninhibited youth!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Étoile de cristal
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
