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Checco’s company is peopled by more likeable and innocent figures like the American trumpet player Johnny (John Kitzmiller), the Brazilian street singer (Vanja Orico), and the gunslinging cowboy Pistolero Bill (Joseph Falleta). For you Fellini completists out there, check out Variety Lights.
Variety Lights (1950): SPOILERS AHEAD: [SEEN ON THE CRITERION CHANNEL]: Federico Fellini’s first movie (well, technically he co-directed and co-wrote the screenplay, but the story was all his). I will probably risk the eternal scorn of Fellini film buffs, but I don’t regard Fellini as one of cinema’s greatest directors.
Jan 25, 2021 · VARIETY LIGHTS. Variety Lights may not have the usual visual flourishes people associate with Federico Fellini, but little peeks of how he will move from Italian Neorealism to Felliniesque peer out from this charming albeit slightly sad story of the shadows that form in the glitz of showbiz.
I liked Variety lights, I made this list of just Fellini’s solo efforts, would probably put it at 11 if I put it on the list.
Variety Lights. Made in collaboration with Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini’s directorial debut unfolds amid the colorful backdrop of a traveling vaudeville troupe whose quixotic impresario (Peppino De Filippo) is tempted away from his faithful mistress (Giulietta Masina) by the charms of an ambitious young dancer (Carla Del Poggio).
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16 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. Early Fellini. jhclues 29 April 2001. A young woman pursuing her dream of being on the stage, aligns herself with a traveling variety show band of performers in `Variety Lights,' directed by Federico Fellini (and assisted by Alberto Lattuada).
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Nov 11, 2000 · This unremarkable tale about a young woman (the very fetching Carla Del Poggio), who, with the aid of a ragtag, hand-to-mouth theatrical troupe, reaches for the stars to become one, makes for a pretty inauspicious film debut for the undisputed Italian master.
