Warm Flaubertian satire
The White Sheik (1952)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:11
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.8/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A pair of small town newlyweds travels to Rome for their honeymoon. Once there, the blushing bride finds unexpected glamour, adventure and romance -- but, unfortunately, it's not with her husband.... A pair of small town newlyweds travels to Rome for their honeymoon. Once there, the blushing bride finds unexpected glamour, adventure and romance -- but, unfortunately, it's not with her husband. It just so happens that her soap-opera hero, known to his fans as The White Sheik, is on a photo shoot in The Eternal City. And his larger-than-life ways soon turn her boring, sensible world upside down. [More]
Starring: Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina, Brunella Bova, Ernesto Almirante
Starring: Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina, Brunella Bova, Ernesto Almirante, Lilia Landi, Enzo Maggio, Leopoldo Trieste, Fanny Marchio, Gina Mascetti
Director: Federico Fellini
Director: Federico Fellini
Screenwriter: Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli
Composer: Nino Rota
Producer: Luigi Rovere
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Reviews for The White Sheik
A funny, sardonic, and clever satire on popular heroes and ordinary people's illusions.
Not one of Fellini's masterworks (and uncharacteristically farcical), but it is a must-see for those interested in the director's oeuvre and an entertaining piece on its own.
Federico Fellini's first film, a charming caper that follows a pair of tormented honeymooners through their slapstick adventures in Rome, has put to rest my ungrounded fear of Fellini.
Probably shouldn’t be your first stop into the wonderfully weird world of Fellini, but his fans should absolutely find something to savour in this enjoyable little farce.
Such as in La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, in The White Sheik Fellini acknowledges his neo-realist foundation, and displays a capacity for fantasy.
a delightful comedy that demonstrates Fellini’s talent of directing exaggerated actors in madcap scenarios
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