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17/09/1953 Comedy, Drama 1h 43m
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We are the hollow men in this last of meeting places we grope together and avoid speech. Gathered on this beach of the torrid river.

Overview

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 experience to the next.

  1. Federico Fellini

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Franco Interlenghi

    Moraldo Rubini

  2. Alberto Sordi

    Alberto

  3. Franco Fabrizi

    Fausto Moretti

  4. Leopoldo Trieste

    Leopoldo Vannucci

  5. Riccardo Fellini

    Riccardo

  6. Leonora Ruffo

    Sandra Rubini

  7. Jean Brochard

    Francescco Moretti

  8. Claude Farell

    Olga

  9. Carlo Romano

    Michele Curti

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-28
I will admit that I still struggle to quite understand the awe Fellini seems to generate amongst fans. His films are beautifully shot but usually involve the most shallow of individuals faffing around in a vacuous world of privilege and emptiness. This one is much the same - "Fausto" (Franco Fabrizi) is a bit of a playboy who is stuck in an unhappy marriage with the sister of his friend "Moraldo" (Franco Interlenghi). He still plays away from home, and she usually forgives him until at last she has had enough and absconds with their child. He and his friend set off to find her... Perhaps he ha...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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