It's a bittersweet love story that says that life may be a circus, but television is a freak show. If you had told me forty years ago that a 66-year-old woman could be radiantly beautiful, then you haven't seen Giulietta Masina smile in this one... and Mastroianni is the perfect Fellini leading man.
Given the festering hatred of television and, indeed, modern culture that Fellini shows here, it's no wonder that his tv host is Franco Fabrizi from I VITELLONI; the one tender spot is the supporting role by Toto, who loves the two old-timers. It's another Fellini classic, wincingly funny and sad.
Given the festering hatred of television and, indeed, modern culture that Fellini shows here, it's no wonder that his tv host is Franco Fabrizi from I VITELLONI; the one tender spot is the supporting role by Toto, who loves the two old-timers. It's another Fellini classic, wincingly funny and sad.