A very dark vision that isn't always pleasant to look at but is nonetheless fascinating.
Il Bidone (1955)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:6
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A portrait of a gang of swindlers who prey on the poor and ignorant peasants of the Italian countryside. Although comic at times, this film powerfully depicts characters who realize the... A portrait of a gang of swindlers who prey on the poor and ignorant peasants of the Italian countryside. Although comic at times, this film powerfully depicts characters who realize the meaninglessness of their actions too late in their own lives. [More]
Starring: Broderick Crawford, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi
Starring: Broderick Crawford, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Franco Fabrizi
Director: Federico Fellini
Director: Federico Fellini
Composer: Nino Rota
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Release:
Jul 18, 2000
Reviews for Il Bidone
An obvious cheap-crime picture, very much on the sentimental side, and therefore thematically inferior to the two films it fell between. But it contains some very strong Fellini phases and accumulations of moods that make it well worth seeing.
The progression from comedy to tragedy signals Fellini's most religious work
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