motion pictures, italian

Federico Fellini satirizes his youth and turns daily life into a circus of social rituals in this portrait of provincial Italy during the Fascist period.

Guido's gifted imagination and sense of humor has won the heart of the woman he loved and created a beautiful life for his young family. When the life is threatened by WW II, Guido must rely on those very same strengths to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate.