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.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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If you have warm memories of American Graffiti, Diner, Mean Streets or even TV's Seinfeld, you owe it to yourself to see the masterpiece that inspired them all.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
12 Feb 2004
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One of the screen's great portrayals of the hell-raising and malaise of young men in their 20s.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb 2004
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It was this ineffably poignant semiautobiographical reverie that unleashed fully Fellini's shimmering, flowing poetic style.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar 2004
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What stays fresh (and enhanced by the beautifully restored black- and-white print) is how so many of Fellini's gifts and obsessions are already apparent in this early work.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
23 Apr 2004
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Offers us the rare chance to witness a filmmaker becoming a master filmmaker, as well as the birth of an important relationship with composer Nino Rota.