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I Vitelloni Reviews

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Italian maestro Federico Fellini's first international success is a nakedly autobiographical film that bears many of the formal and thematic concerns that recur throughout his work. Set in the director's hometown of Rimini, I Vitelloni follows the lives of five young vitelloni, or layabouts, who while away their listless days .. Read more

Starring	Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Leopoldo Trieste
Director	Federico Fellini
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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Critic's review of I Vitelloni
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- Interesting in its realistic detail, this sharply observed slice of life is long enough for its basic purposelessness to become apparent.
- 35046
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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- - 6
  - 0
  The Italian Picture Show?
  
  Fellini's story of small time life in a small village in Northern Italy. Natural stories and characters give a real sense of the mindset not just of the ... read more »
  
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- 164156
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
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  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 21 Oct 2005 at 13:31
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- - 0
  - 0
  Italian classic
  
  Warm depiction of five young men in a provincial Italian seaside town. Classic Italian film. This is Fellini at his best.
  
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- 894345
- - Ferry41
  - 171 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 27 May 2010 at 13:33
- - 0
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  loved it
  
  found it very funny, and local and to the point. gives the view of life in a small italian town.
  
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- 825973
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  - London
  - 30 Oct 2009 at 09:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Masterful
  
  A film from Fellini that is both accessible and timeless in its treatment of youth/adulthood. And here I must take exception to the review in Halliwell's ... read more »
  
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- 810359
- - Cato
  - 554 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 14 Sep 2009 at 12:26
- - 0
  - 0
  A Minor Masterpiece
  
  Despite some creaky acting Fellini's little gem about young, listless men in a provincial Italian town, longing to get to Milan or Rome, just as Chekhov'... read more »
  
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  - Dorchester
  - 03 Jun 2009 at 16:38
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  the first of a type...
  
  The problem with looking at something that influenced a whole load of good things that follow, is that you expect it to be the best because the it was the first... read more »
  
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- 706183
- - WinnieW
  - 10 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 10 Feb 2009 at 18:11
- - 0
  - 0
  Unruly bull calves ...
  
  Very pure Fellini! - a film which I had not seen earlier, so that my reactions may seem naive - he films the people and the crowds and the excitement so ... read more »
  
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- 675040
- - Nigel Wilson
  - North Riding of Yorkshire
  - 19 Dec 2008 at 08:23
- - 1
  - 0
  The Young Bucks......
  
  A perfect example of why Italian cinema and Fellini in particular is held in such high regard. Fascinating to see post-war Rimini senza the trashy flashy light ... read more »
  
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- 622021
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  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 31 Aug 2008 at 20:18
- - 0
  - 0
  New Fellini Fan!
  
  Having not seen any previous Fellini films - was'nt sure if I would like this film. However, was very impressed and thought it was beautifully shot in black... read more »
  
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- 609112
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  - Glasgow
  - 06 Aug 2008 at 10:21
- - 1
  - 0
  Boys Night Out - Italian Style
  
  Great period piece from Fellini of the lives and loves of small town Italy. Starts with boy meets girl ............... Highly recommended.
  
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- 515601
- - Clicknick
  - 28 reviews
  - Henley-on-Thames
  - 20 Jan 2008 at 21:11
- - 6
  - 0
  The Italian Picture Show?
  
  Fellini's story of small time life in a small village in Northern Italy. Natural stories and characters give a real sense of the mindset not just of the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 164156
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 21 Oct 2005 at 13:31
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- - 6
  - 0
  The Italian Picture Show?
  
  Fellini's story of small time life in a small village in Northern Italy. Natural stories and characters give a real sense of the mindset not just of the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 164156
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
  [Highly rated reviewer]
  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 21 Oct 2005 at 13:31
- - 2
  - 0
  How movies used to be
  
  My education into cinema (as opposed to simply movies) was during the era of Fellini, Bergman, Antonioni, etc - and my favourite of all was Fellini. His early ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester England
  - 02 Sep 2005 at 16:11
- - 1
  - 0
  lovely simple film
  
  This is an evocative picture of the boredom of small-town life in 1950s Italy. Great, natural performances and some wonderful cinematography make this one of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Saffron Walden, England
  - 30 Sep 2005 at 13:30
- - 1
  - 0
  Boys Night Out - Italian Style
  
  Great period piece from Fellini of the lives and loves of small town Italy. Starts with boy meets girl ............... Highly recommended.
  
  Report this review
- 515601
- - Clicknick
  - 28 reviews
  - Henley-on-Thames
  - 20 Jan 2008 at 21:11
- - 1
  - 0
  The Young Bucks......
  
  A perfect example of why Italian cinema and Fellini in particular is held in such high regard. Fascinating to see post-war Rimini senza the trashy flashy light ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 622021
- - a customer
  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 31 Aug 2008 at 20:18
- - 0
  - 0
  New Fellini Fan!
  
  Having not seen any previous Fellini films - was'nt sure if I would like this film. However, was very impressed and thought it was beautifully shot in black... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 609112
- - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 06 Aug 2008 at 10:21
- - 0
  - 0
  Unruly bull calves ...
  
  Very pure Fellini! - a film which I had not seen earlier, so that my reactions may seem naive - he films the people and the crowds and the excitement so ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 675040
- - Nigel Wilson
  - North Riding of Yorkshire
  - 19 Dec 2008 at 08:23
- - 0
  - 0
  the first of a type...
  
  The problem with looking at something that influenced a whole load of good things that follow, is that you expect it to be the best because the it was the first... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 706183
- - WinnieW
  - 10 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 10 Feb 2009 at 18:11
- - 0
  - 0
  A Minor Masterpiece
  
  Despite some creaky acting Fellini's little gem about young, listless men in a provincial Italian town, longing to get to Milan or Rome, just as Chekhov'... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 765889
- - a customer
  - Dorchester
  - 03 Jun 2009 at 16:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Masterful
  
  A film from Fellini that is both accessible and timeless in its treatment of youth/adulthood. And here I must take exception to the review in Halliwell's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 810359
- - Cato
  - 554 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 14 Sep 2009 at 12:26

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  Italian maestro Federico Fellini's first international success is a nakedly autobiographical film that bears many of the formal and thematic concerns that recur throughout his work. Set in the director's hometown of Rimini, I Vitelloni follows the lives of five young vitelloni, or layabouts, who ...