La Cineteca presents: I Vitelloni (1953)

Five young men linger in a postadolescent limbo, dreaming of adventure and escape from their small seacoast town. They while away their time spending the lira doled out by their indulgent families on drink, women, and nights at the local pool hall. A masterpiece of sharply drawn character sketches, I Vitelloni compassionately details a year in the life of a group of small-town layabouts struggling to find meaning in their lives.