I Vitelloni [re-release]

Name: I Vitelloni [re-release]
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: November 14, 2003
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 87
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi

2003

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Janus Films | Release Date: November 14, 2003 | Not Rated

Starring: Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi

Summary: Federico 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]

Director: Federico Fellini

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Dana Stevens

Full of brilliantly executed coups de théâtre, showing the director's natural flair for spectacle. Read full review

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Kevin Thomas

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. Read full review

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Michael Wilmington

One of the screen's great portrayals of the hell-raising and malaise of young men in their 20s, hit Italy like a comic thunderbolt when it was released there in 1953 -- and it struck the American art-house audience in much the same way when it premiered here in 1956. Now it returns, and unlike its five aging-boy protagonists, this movie hasn't lost its first youth. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

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. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

This semiautobiographical work by Federico Fellini was the first film to bring him a measure of world attention. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

It's a film of sensitivity, observation and humor - a must-see for Fellini enthusiasts and a worthwhile investment for everyone else. Read full review

J. Hoberman

Moving from cafés to poolrooms to movie theaters, it's the prototypical male ensemble film. Read full review

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John935

May 6, 2016

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. SmallEarly 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.… Expand

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EpicLadySponge

May 14, 2016

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.

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