Federico Fellini and Alberto Lattuada
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Made in collaboration with Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini’s directorial debut unfolds amid the colorful backdrop of a traveling vaudeville troupe whose quixotic impresario (Peppino De Filippo) is tempted away from his faithful mistress (Giulietta Masina) by the charms of an ambitious young dancer (Carla Del Poggio). Though the details of what the division of duties was between the two directors are unclear, this lively backstage capriccio is unmistakably Felliniesque in its whimsical fascination with the heightened reality, carnivalesque characters, and exotic allure of the world of show business. In the first of her celebrated collaborations with her director husband, Giulietta Masina displays the spirited vulnerability that would soon become an archetype of cinematic emotiveness.
Special Features
- Restored digital transfer
- New and improved English subtitles
Cover by Olga Krigman
Collector's Sets
Collector's Set
Special Features
- Restored digital transfer
- New and improved English subtitles
Cover by Olga Krigman
Cast
- Peppino De Filippo
- Checco Dal Monte
- Carla Del Poggio
- Liliana Antonelli
- Giulietta Masina
- Melina Amour
- John Kitzmiller
- Johnny
- Dante Maggio
- Remo
- Checco Durante
- Theater owner
- Gina Mascetti
- Valeria del Sole
Credits
- Director
- Federico Fellini
- Director
- Alberto Lattuada
- Cinematography
- Otello Martelli
- Music
- Felice Lattuada
- Editing
- Mario Bonotti
- Sets
- Aldo Buzzi
- Costume design
- Aldo Buzzi
- Screenplay
- Federico Fellini
- Screenplay
- Alberto Lattuada
- Screenplay
- Tullio Pinelli
- Story
- Federico Fellini
- Producer
- Federico Fellini
- Producer
- Alberto Lattuada
