| Release Date: | Sep 1974 |
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| Genres: | Comedy / Drama |
| Awards: | Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 3 nominations |
| Cast: | Pupella Maggio (Miranda Biondi, Titta's Mother), Armando Brancia (Aurelio Biondi, Titta's Father), Magali Noël (Gradisca, The hairdresser (as...), Ciccio Ingrassia (Teo - the mad uncle), Nando Orfei (Patacca, Titta's Uncle), Luigi Rossi (Lawyer), Bruno Zanin (Titta Biondi), Gianfilippo Carcano (Don Baravelli), Josiane Tanzilli (Volpina, prostitute), Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (Tobacconist), Giuseppe Ianigro (Titta's Grandfather), Ferruccio Brembilla (Fascist Leader), Antonino Faa Di Bruno (Count Lovignano (as Antonino...), Mauro Misul (Philosophy Teacher), Ferdinando Villella (Fighetta, Greek Teacher), Antonio Spaccatini (Federale), Aristide Caporale (Giudizio), Gennaro Ombra (Biscein), Domenico Pertica (Blind Man), Marcello Di Falco (The Prince), Stefano Proietti (Oliva, Titta' brother), Alvaro Vitali (Naso), Bruno Scagnetti (Ovo), Fernando De Felice (Ciccio), Bruno Lenzi (Gigliozzi), Gianfranco Marrocco (Son of Count Poltavo), Francesco Vona (Candela), Donatella Gambini (Aldina Cordini), Dina Adorni (Mrs. De Leonardis, Mathematics...), Paolo Baroni (Student (uncredited)), Bruno Bertocci (Matteo - Gradisca's husband...), Marcello Bonini Olas (Gymnastic teacher (uncredited)), Dante Cleri (History teacher (uncredited)), Mario Del Vago (Motorcyclist (uncredited)), Francesco Di Giacomo (Security Man (uncredited)), Dario Giacomelli (Patacca's friend (uncredited)), Veriano Ginesi (Life-guard (uncredited)), Mario Liberati (Ronald Coleman, The Theater Owner...), Franco Magno (Zeus - High school headmaster...), Cesare Martignon (Barber (uncredited)), Francesco Maselli (Bongioanni, Science Teacher (uncredited)), Lino Patruno (Bobo (uncredited)), Fredo Pistoni (Colonia (uncredited)), Eros Ramazzotti (Boy playing with snow (uncredited)), Faustone Signoretti (Il vetturino Madonna (uncredited)), Mario Silvestri (Italian Teacher (uncredited)), Fides Stagni (Art Teacher (uncredited)) |
A year in the life of a small Italian coastal town in the nineteen-thirties, as is recalled by a director with a superstar's access to the resources of the Italian film industry and a piper's command over our imaginations. Federico Fellini's film combines the free form and make-believe splendor with the comic, bittersweet feeling for character and narrative we remember from some of his best films of the 1950s. The town in the film is based on Rimini, where Mr. Fellini grew up. Yet there is now something magical, larger-than-life about the town, its citizens and many of the things that happen to them.
