Greg S.
10Nov11
One of the few Fellini's I had left to see until just recently(odd considering it's an earlier film). It my new favorite of his as well.
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gabi_durlan
25Jan12
Man this was so great...the screenplay hits the spot with every new scene appearence and touches in a deeper way what it means to have responsibility. I think Jarmusch was inspired in his early work by the gangs mood...their good fellowship was more important than time itself. Their leader Fausto really needed that good old fashioned father spanking to wake up from all that passionate devilish flirt. The end was joy
ruby stevens
8Nov11
this is all over 'mean streets', the first scene is in 'goodfellas', and that ending must be in half a dozen different films. my favorite fellini (3)
Mouad Lemoudden
24Sep11
although inept and random at times, 'I Vitelloni' captures something sincere about characters trying to deal with what life throws their way, while time is slipping by
richmondhill
21Aug11
Not quite ‘No Future’, but not far off. Episodic yet warmly laced series of vignettes whose fingers reach across the decades into a more contemporary malaise of unemployment and aimlessness. Perhaps, No Change?
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richmondhill
18Dec11
No, I was thinking of UK punk in the 1970s with the cry of 'No Future' for that disenfranchised generation who perceived little in the way of conventional prospects. A rather different milieu, but similar problems. I'm not familiar with Victor Gaviria.
chasemiddaugh
2Aug11
Is it that the story is so timeless, or the fact that the employment rate in the States is so high that this entire story could happen in modern times? Either way, a great early Fellini film.
Chandler Swain
16May11
"A modest effort yet the pinnacle of Fellini's early years and the source from which all of his important themes would spring from. "
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S. Polónio
3Apr11
More than 50 years later this film is as contemporary as it can be. The unemployment rate between young people is back on high levels in Europe, there are no new jobs for college graduates, so they are forced to live with their parents until their 30s, like Fausto and the other vitelloni, or leave everything behind and go find a job in a better place, like Moraldo. Talk about history as a circle... Such a great film!
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Nino Starr
13Sep10
wow. I'm breathless. The same situation I'm in now leaving my own small town to go to a big city to try and make it in the world. These are my friends and I. I am Leopold..........
Andy Oettl
20Jun09
Fellinis semi-autobiographical film has great characters and accurately portrays 'dolcefarniente' in a small Italian town. Not as spectacular as some of his later works but nonetheless among his best.
Christopher Smith
5May09
Solid early effort from Federico Fellini is an engrossing character drama that, while not on the level of his later masterpieces, stands above the usual Italian Neo-Realist fare through Fellini's budding sense of offbeat atmosphere and memorable visuals. Maybe only a minor classic, but an interesting look at the early work of a filmmaker who would go on to do greater things.
Umberto L.
13Feb09
An early masterpiece from Fellini, in which the felliniesque style begins to come out. "I Vitelloni" is a sort of prologue to the facts described by Fellini in "Amarcord" and "Fellini-Roma". A brilliant and exceptional film, also featuring an exceptional Alberto Sordi.
Pierluigi Puccini
27Nov08
Fellini narrates his sometimes pleasant, sometimes hard youth with his peculiar friends. An overlook jewel that inspired many other, like Barry Levinson's Diner or George Lucas' American Graffiti.