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Réalisateur:
Federico Fellini
Writers:
Federico Fellini (story) &
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Release Date:
7 novembre 1956 (USA) suite
Genre:
Drame suite
Plot:
A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination suite
Avis des utilisateurs:
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Ensemble

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Franco Interlenghi ... Moraldo Rubini
Alberto Sordi ... Alberto
Franco Fabrizi ... Fausto Moretti
Leopoldo Trieste ... Leopoldo Vannucci
Riccardo Fellini ... Riccardo
Leonora Ruffo ... Sandra Rubini (as Eleonora Ruffo)
Jean Brochard ... Francesco Moretti
Claude Farell ... Olga
Carlo Romano ... Michele Curti
Enrico Viarisio ... Signor Rubini
Paola Borboni ... Signora Rubini
Lída Baarová ... Giulia Curti (as Lida Baarowa)
Arlette Sauvage ... La sconosciuta del cinema
Vira Silenti ... Gisella
Maja Nipora ... Caterina
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Additional Details

Autre(s) titre(s):
Les inutiles (France)
Les vitelloni (France)
Spivs
The Young and the Passionate
Vitelloni
Les inutiles (Belgium: French title) [fr]
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Durée:
Argentina:101 min | Germany:100 min | USA:104 min | Italy:107 min
Pays:
Italy | France
Langue:
Italien
Couleur:
Noir et Blanc
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 suite
Son:
Mono

Curiosités

Anecdotes:
At the end of the film, when Moraldo is saying good-bye to the young boy from the train, his "Good-by, Guido" is actually the dubbed voice of director, Fredrico Fellini. It is believed that Fellini did this to emphasize the fact that the film was autobiographical. suite
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Referenced in Alex in Wonderland (1970) suite

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23 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
Scorsese Knows Best, 24 June 2002
10/10

I first saw this film as a college student in an Italian Cinema class. I was impressed then, and recently saw it again and was touched anew by these characters.

Then I noted that Martin Scorsese, in his documentary about Italian film on Turner Movies Classics ("My Voyage to Italy") names this film as a huge inspiration for his film "Mean Streets" -- and I felt totally exonerated that I had always placed this film up there with La Strada, 8 1/2, La Dolce Vita, and Amarcord.

Scorsese sets the record straight about how these characters are successfully fleshed out -- including Moraldo, the Fellini autobiographical character. This is a film of simple beauty, and while it may lack the complex allegorical meanings of La Dolce Vita and 8 1/2, the story more than delivers in its straight forward approach to story telling.

Forget Diner (a decent movie), Slackers, Clerks, and any other "slacker/loafer" movie; I Vitelloni transcends the genre -- and it is a true classic.

Rent this film - it will not let you down.

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