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I vitelloni
ITALY · 1953

I vitelloni

Federico Fellini
coming of age small-town life male friendship infidelity unfulfilled ambition
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Synopsis

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 e

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