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
"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."
Director:
Federico Fellini
Cast:
Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Leopoldo Trieste, Riccardo Fellini
Drama
Comedy
I Vitelloni - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
TheyoungstationboynamedGuido
MoraldobefriendsayoungrailwayworkernamedGuido.FelliniwouldlaterusethenameGuidoforhisfamousalter-egodirectorprotagonist(playedbyMarcelloMastroianni)inhis1963masterpiece8½[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.