I Vitelloni

"One of the screen's great portrayals of the hell-raising and malaise of young men in their 20s!"—Chicago Tribune

I Vitelloni established Federico Fellini as an auteur and a filmmaker of international stature. "Vitelloni" (literally, big calves) is Fellini's word to describe idle, perpetually adolescent young men without jobs or means of support. The film follows five hell-raising wastrels in Rimini (Fellini's own hometown) as they stumble through life, mooching off their parents and friends to get by.

Martin Scorsese cites I Vitelloni as a major influence on Mean Streets. (105 mins.)


support credits

The 2004ñ05 film/video season is presented with support from the Rohauer Collection Foundation and the Corporate Annual Fund of the Wexner Center Foundation.

Contemporary films, international films, and visiting filmmakers are presented with support from the Ohio Arts Council.