Comedy drama

I Vitelloni [re-release] (2003): Cast, Ratings & Plot

Name: I Vitelloni [re-release]
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2003-11-14
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi

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I Vitelloni [re-release] is a 2003 comedy drama directed by Federico Fellini, starring Alberto Sordi and Franco Fabrizi. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes. Critics gave it 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Released: November 14, 2003
Runtime: 1h 44m (104 min)
Director: Federico Fellini
Genres: Drama , Comedy
Original language: Italian
Studio: Janus Films
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is I Vitelloni [re-release] About?

The premise of I Vitelloni [re-release] without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

In a picturesque Italian village, five young men drift through life, struggling to find purpose and direction. They chase ambitions of success and romance, but find themselves caught in a cycle of aimlessness. Fausto's womanizing and Riccardo's yearning for fame contrast with Alberto's hopeful nature, Moraldo's longing for city life, and Leopoldo's artistic pursuits. As Fausto's relationships become complicated, the friends navigate a series of everyday experiences and uncertain futures.

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Cast & crew

I Vitelloni [re-release] Cast

Alberto Sordi leads the cast, with Franco Fabrizi. Directed by Federico Fellini.

Director Federico Fellini

From the director

More from Federico Fellini

More films directed by Federico Fellini, best-rated first: La Dolce Vita, 8½, Variety Lights and Intervista.

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Ratings

I Vitelloni [re-release] Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave I Vitelloni [re-release] 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rotten Tomatoes

100% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 90%
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Plot

I Vitelloni [re-release] Plot Summary

What happens in I Vitelloni [re-release] from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

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As summer begins to fade, a torrential downpour disrupts a beauty pageant along the picturesque Adriatic coast. The newly crowned “Miss Mermaid 1953,” Sandra Rubini, becomes distressed and collapses amidst swirling rumors about her possible pregnancy with the notorious womanizer Fausto Moretti. His respectable father, Francesco, pressures him into a hasty marriage. After a sparsely populated mid-class wedding, the couple departs for their honeymoon.

Meanwhile, Fausto’s aimless twenty-something friends flounder about, drifting between empty cafés, dingy pool halls, and bleak strolls on a windswept beach, resorting to juvenile antics. They mock diligent road workers, sheltered in a fancy car they haven’t rightly earned, only to face a formidable beating when the vehicle breaks down.

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