December 4th, 2015 – The Italian Cultural Institute of New Delhi pays tribute to Italian neorealism with a screening, on Wednesday, Dec. 9 (at 6.30pm), of the film “I Vitelloni” (in Italian with English subtitles). The 1953 film directed by Federico Fellini stars Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Riccardo Fellini, Eleonora Ruffo, Jean Brochard, Claude Farell and Carlo Romano. The protagonists of the film is a group of young people without talents who spend their days doing nothing, simply walking or mocking those who have something to do. The screenplay, written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli and Flaiano, was nominated for an Oscar in 1958. The film was presented in the official selection of the 14th Venice International Film Festival, and it was selected among the 100 Italian films to save from oblivion. The appointment is part of the IIC series of meetings on “Cinema at the Institute: a meeting in the library: 1945-2015: 70 years of neo-realism.” (Gil)
