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Synopsis: One year in a small northern Italian coastal town in the late 1930s is presented. The slightly off-kilter cast of characters are affected by time and location, the social mores dictated largely by Catholicism and the national fervor surrounding Il Duce aka Benito Mussolini and Fascism. The stories loosely center on a mid-teen named Titta and his household including his adolescent brother, his ever supportive mother who is always defending him against his father, his freeloading maternal Uncle Lallo, and his paternal grandfather who slyly has eyes and hands for the household maid. Other townsfolk include: Gradisca, the town beauty, who can probably have any man she wants, but generally has no one as most think she out of their league; Volpina, the prostitute; Giudizio, the historian; a blind accordionist; and an extremely buxom tobacconist. The several vignettes presented include: the town bonfire in celebration of spring; life at Titta's school with his classmates and teachers; Aurelio
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Federico Fellini
Production: Janus Films
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 18 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
R
Year:
1973
123 min
1,943 Views


lt's my God-given right to -

A lovely man.

A lot like Wallace Beery.

With that beard,

he looked like a French duke.

That's some cargo!

Good night, King Vittorio.

Good night, everybody.

This is the Victory Monument.

We used to visit it every day.

And l dreamed about it

at night too.

- l'm going, Mamma.

- Make a good confession.

lf you've had anything to drink,

you can't receive communion.

You can drink water.

You just can't eat anything.

Not even water.

And tell him

that you're a delinquent,

that you upset your mother and father,

and that you answer back.

And that you curse everything,

understand?

Everything!

Who's first?

- ow long since your last confession?

- Christmas.

My God! Mass on days of obligation?

- Except when l had the mumps.

- Do you honor your father and mother?

- Yes.

No, not like that!

White on one side, yellow on the other.

- What's it matter?

- lt's a question of aesthetics.

- Fine.

Now then, do you honor

your father and mother?

Yes, but they don't honor me.

They beat me.

- You must annoy them. Do you tell lies?

- l have to.

Do you covet others' goods?

The small flowers

go in the small vases.

What did you say you covet?

My pal Bragger's got a raincoat

with metal buckles

like the detective's

in the William Powell-Myrna Loy films.

Do you commit impure acts?

Do you touch yourself?

Do you know St. Louis weeps

when you touch yourself?

Let him weep.

l'm not gonna tell you.

You'll only tell Dad.

Don't tell me

you don't touch yourself.

How can you not, when you see

the woman in the tobacco shop,

as stacked as she is,

and she says...

Export brand?

And the math teacher

who looks just like a lion?

Mother of God!

How can you not touch yourself

when she looks at you that way?

What do you think we come

to see on St. Anthony's day,

when they bless the animals?

The sheep's butts?

See how he's looking at me?

How can l tell him about Volpina

and the time

l pumped up her tires?

l didn't know people kissed like that.

Did you?

With their tongues

going in and out?

l'll ask the questions here.

Go on.

Then there's Gradisca.

Last summer l saw her going

into the movie theater.

lt's not - You see -

l'm crazy about Gradisca.

l want a wife just like her.

She was alone.

There, right before my eyes.

l changed seats.

l changed seats again...

and again.

And finally...

Looking for something?

l sat there like an a**hole.

l could have jumped

in the harbor.

Father Balosa

can't understand these things.

But since l had to say something,

l said l'd touched myself once,

just a little,

but that l regretted it

immediately.

He was happy with that.

l had to say three Our Fathers,

Hail Marys and Glorias, and that was it.

You're absolved. Three Our Fathers,

Hail Marys and Glorias.

Do you touch yourself?

Just look at those rings

under your eyes.

You obviously do.

Just once.

ln the garage.

- Quit it!

- What?

Always touching me.

- Jean arlow!

- Gradisca!

The tobacco lady's tits!

- The girl at the circus!

- Which one?

With the fishnet stockings.

Aldina!

No, Aldina's mine!

l'll smack your face!

Platoon, attention!

There he is!

Comrades!

ail l/Duce !

We hail llDuce with grateful hearts

and the Fascist salute!

The greeting of lmperial Rome

that shows us...

the path of destiny

that Fascist ltaly must follow.

Let me touch him!

l want to touch him!

Longlive ll Duce!

Ninety-nine per cent

of the population are party members.

We have 1 ,200 Young Fascist boys

and 3,000 Young Fascist girls.

Our Fascist hearts beat as one,

but the work

on the maritime front needs attention.

This marvelous enthusiasm makes us

young and yet so old at the same time.

Young, because Fascism

has rejuvenated our blood

with glowing ideals

from ancient times.

All l can say is

Mussolini's got two balls this big!

Today, April 21 st, we celebrate

the birth of Rome, the Eternal City.

What does that mean?

That we must respect the monuments,

the ruins that Rome has left us,

which is what l've done all along,

despite being razzed at night.

Do we not see,

on this glorious, sun-filled day,

that the ltalian sun,

forever free,

is a divine sign

that the heavens are on our side?

Miranda.

Who locked the gate?

- l did.

- Why?

- You know why.

Unlock it.

You've heard what's been going on

in the piazza all day.

Open up. l have business to take care of.

- Nothing doing.

You're staying at home.

What's all this stuff?

lf l wanted to be a widow,

l'd kill you myself.

l'll strangle you

with your neckerchief!

Think l'm scared

of those black-shirted lice?

Give me the key.

Damn it all!

Why is it that

whenever there's a rally,

l have to stay home?

This is the last straw!

One, two, three, four...

These youth are sturdy as rock.

Yes, sturdy as rock.

One, two...

ail l/Duce !

Young Fascist Ciccio Marconi,

do you wish to marry

Young Fascist Aldina Cordini?

And you,

Young Fascist Aldina Cordini,

do you wish to marry

Young Fascist Ciccio Marconi?

Bravo, Ciccio!

Comrades, they speak

of "bread and work,"

but wouldn't

"bread and wine" be better?

- Fernet.

- Coffee.

Just a soft drink.

Three cheers for our comrade!

- Difficult shot.

- Yes, Your Excellency.

- Difficult shot.

- lndeed, Your Excellency.

l wouldn't like

to go up against him.

- Who killed the lights?

- Attilio, light a candle.

Light a candle!

There's a phonograph up above.

What are you saying?

Silence!

- That's the "lnternationale"!

- What's that?

The anthem of subversives.

Where's it coming from?

Where are you hiding,

you scoundrel?

lncredible!

Show yourself, coward!

We await your orders, sir!

Everyone is to go home!

And close your windows!

Get inside, you!

Go home!

What are you doing there?

Go home!

ey! e's up there!

Come home now!

Up in the bell tower!

To arms

We are Fascists

We fight the Communists

GOD - COUNTRY - FAMlLY

You're free to go.

You can go home.

You see?

We Fascists aren't all that bad.

We didn't harm

a single hair on your head.

More like a cozy little

kaffeeklatsch.

Good night, sonny boy.

Bring him here.

Take off your hat.

Sorry, it's a habit.

Even at home.

Why don't you give

the Roman salute?

l didn't know it was mandatory.

l know nothing about politics.

Sit down.

So you know nothing

about politics.

Yet you've been heard to say,

"lf Mussolini keeps on like this,

l really don't know."

What did you mean by

"l really don't know"?

l never said anything like that.

l generally only talk about my work.

Perhaps l said,

"l really don't know

how politics work.

Was it a threat?

Certainly not.

- Lack of faith in Fascism?

- No. Why?

- Or perhaps subversive propaganda?

- No, l'd have no reason.

And you know nothing

about the phonograph either?

Phonograph?

Don't get smart!

Answer!

l was asleep.

These guys woke me up.

l didn't even have time

to put on my tie.

Your tie...

or your anarchist's neckerchief?

What neckerchief?

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Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: [fedeˈriːko felˈliːni]; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked, in polls such as Cahiers du cinéma and Sight & Sound, as some of the greatest films of all time. Sight & Sound lists his 1963 film 8½ as the 10th-greatest film of all time. In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won the Palme d'Or for La Dolce Vita, was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, and directed four motion pictures that won Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. In 1993, he was awarded an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement at the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.Besides La Dolce Vita and 8½, his other well-known films include La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon, Amarcord and Fellini's Casanova. more…

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