Il bidone story
Il bidone (, "The Drum "; also known as The Swindle or The Swindlers) is a 1955 Italian film directed by Federico Fellini. It features Broderick Crawford, Richard Basehart and Giulietta Masina.
12 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| con artistry | choice | The story concerned a gang of Italian swindlers who used elaborate schemes to trick peasants into handing over their money. |
| father and daughter | major | Augusto and his estranged daughter Patrizia. |
| husband and wife | major | Carlo and Iris. |
| seeing the error of one's ways | major | Carlo clearly saw the error of his criminal ways, and we thought that Augusto at least pondered the question. |
| wrestling with one's conscience | major | We understand that Augusto and Carlo were both questioning their criminal ways and wrestling with their consciences. |
| betrayal | minor | The story concluded with Augusto trying to cheat his fellow gang members out of the profits from a con job. |
| friendship | minor | Augusto, Carlo, and Roberto were a tight knit gang who liked to kick back together, at least for some part of the story. |
| law enforcement | minor | Augusto was arrested by some police officers. |
| painting | minor | Carlo was called Picasso and dabbled in painting, but not at a level he could likely sustain himself doing it. |
| religious occupation | minor | The con men were seen twice to impersonate high ranking clerics. |