Luci del varietà
Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada / IT, 1950 / 98 min.
Fellini had already written the scripts for three films by Alberto Lattuada; now the Milanese director let him direct the actors: Fellini directs Giulietta Masina and Carla del Poggio in this bittersweet story – with comic overtones – about the life of a travelling troupe of Italian variety artistes.
It might seem difficult to believe, but without Alberto Lattuada (1914-2005), Federico Fellini may never have become a director. It was Lattuada – subject of a retrospective at the Cannes film festival this year – who encouraged Fellini to jump into the co-director’s chair. Fellini himself says he would never have thought of this, as he was so successful as a screenwriter.
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Details
Director
Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada
Production year
1950
Country
IT
Original title
Luci del varietà
Length
98 min.
Language
Italian, English, Russian
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Alberto Lattuada
With the rediscovery of Alberto Lattuada, one of the best-kept secrets of Italian cinema can finally be seen again. Lattuada is an often-overlooked filmmaker whose productive career encompasses more than four decades of Italian cinema.
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