I Vitelloni
A melancholic yet comic portrait of overgrown boys adrift in a coastal town, capturing the bittersweet paralysis of youth and the quiet courage required to board the midnight train toward adulthood.
I Vitelloni
I Vitelloni

I vitelloni

"We are the hollow men in this last of meeting places we grope together and avoid speech. Gathered on this beach of the torrid river."

17 September 1953 France 103 min ⭐ 7.6 (726)
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Leopoldo Trieste, Riccardo Fellini
Drama Comedy
Arrested Development and Immaturity The Ennui of Small-Town Life Masculinity and Machismo The Desire for Escape

I Vitelloni - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details

Easter Eggs

TheyoungstationboynamedGuido

MoraldobefriendsayoungrailwayworkernamedGuido.FelliniwouldlaterusethenameGuidoforhisfamousalter-egodirectorprotagonist(playedbyMarcelloMastroianni)inhis1963masterpiece[1.4].

Moraldo's departure mirrors Fellini's life

Moraldo's journey to the big city directly parallels Fellini's own biographical departure from Rimini to Rome to pursue his career.