I vitelloni story

movie: I vitelloni (1953) · 1953-08-26

I vitelloni (Italian pronunciation: ; lit. "The Bullocks/The layabouts") is a 1953 Italian comedy-drama directed by Federico Fellini from a screenplay by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli. The film launched the career of Alberto Sordi, one of post-war Italy's most significant and popular comedians, who stars with Franco Fabrizi and Franco Interlenghi in a story of five young Italian men at crucial turning points in their small town lives. Recognized as a pivotal work in the director's artistic evolution, the film has distinct autobiographical elements that mirror important societal changes in 1950s Italy. Recipient of both the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion in 1953, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing in 1958, the film's success restored Fellini's reputation after the commercial failure of The White Sheik (1952).

20 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 14 minor

Theme	Level	Motivation
loser character	choice	The title of the story translates to "The layabouts" and concerns a group of young men with few ambitions or prospects.
coming of age	major	Although presumably in their lower twenties, it is clear that Fausto and his group of layabout friends were clinging to their adolescence and resisted taking on the adult responsibilities expected of them.
friendship	major	The story concerned a group of young men who liked to get drunk, do mischief, and otherwise whittle away the time together.
husband and wife	major	Fausto and Sandra.
promiscuity	major	Central to the story was Fausto's attempts to have sex with various women even after he had been forced to marry a young girl he got pregnant.
romantic infidelity	major	Fausto chased other women even in the presence of his wife. This was a thread throughout and pertained to the turbulent conclusion.
boss and employee	minor	Lazy, clumsy, lewd Fausto did not get along well with his employer.
brother and sister	minor	Alberto and his sister who ran off.
coping with a drunken fool	minor	Fausto with Alberto after the masquerade ball.
coping with unwelcome romantic attention	minor	Fausto pursued his employer's wife Giulia in her shop to her great annoyance. She ended up slapping him for his troubles.