I Vitelloni
A daring story of uninhibited youth!
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village.Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright.As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
- Director
- Federico Fellini
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
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Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
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- Release date
- Sep 17, 1953
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
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- Language
- Italian
- Country
- France, Italy
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