Italy / France,
1953, 109 min
Directed by:
Federico FelliniComposer:
Nino RotaCast:
Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Leonora Ruffo, Leopoldo Trieste, Riccardo Fellini, Jean Brochard, Lída Baarová, Achille Majeroni (more)VOD (1)
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Autobiographical film detailing the lives of a group of young bloods (the ‘young calves’ of the title) drifting aimlessly and dreaming of escape from their life in provincial limbo in their small seacoast town. The film charts their restlessness and their respective rites of passage. (Cult Films)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1958 - Ennio Flaiano, Federico Fellini (Best Original Screenplay)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1956 - Best Foreign Language Film
Venice Film Festival
- 1953 - Federico Fellini (Silver Lion - Award for Best Director)
- 1953 - Federico Fellini (Golden Lion for Best Film)