I Vitelloni, the third film of the retrospective to be screened on October 27, is a character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy. The film is said to have inspired directors like Martin, Scorsese, George Lucas, Phillip Kaufman, Barry Levinson, Joel Schumacher, Juan Antonio Bardem, Marco Ferreri, and Lina Wertmüller, among others.Il Bidone, the next film in the lineup, follows a group of swindlers who dress up as clerics and con poor farmers out of their savings. Il Bidone will be screened on the 28th of October followed by Nights of Cabiria on October 29 and La Dolce Vita on October 30. On the final day of the retrospective, two of Fellini’s most ambitious films will be screened: 8 ½ (1963) and Fellini Satyricon (1969).
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