During a day of their honeymoon, newlyweds are separated by the city's lust and the desires it produces.During a day of their honeymoon, newlyweds are separated by the city's lust and the desires it produces.During a day of their honeymoon, newlyweds are separated by the city's lust and the desires it produces.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Aroldino the Comedian
- Cugino Aroldino
- (as Aroldino)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe character Cabiria later returns in Nights of Cabiria (1957). Giulietta Masina's short role in this film inspired Fellini to write a screenplay with Giulietta as the main character.
- Quotes
Marilena Alba Vellardi: Real life is the life of dreams.
Wanda Giardino Cavalli: Oh, yes. I'm always dreaming.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stairs (1986)
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Incredibly sweet and charming film
This is Federico Fellini's first solo effort, his first film, Variety Lights, having been co-directed by Alberto Lattuada (although it is unmistakably in the style of Fellini's early films). The White Sheik is quite underrated - there's no reason why it should be so much less respected than the other early films, particularly La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, the two most often cited as masterpieces (and I'd agree). I actually like The White Sheik quite a bit better than I Vitelloni, Fellini's next film (Il Bidone is the only one from his early period that I have not yet seen). The White Sheik is quite humorous, perhaps Fellini's funniest (although so many of his films contain a great amount of comedy). No Fellini fan should go without seeing it, because so many of his themes and images are established in it. In fact, no one should miss Variety Lights, either, for the same reason. But The White Sheik, unlike Variety Lights, stands by itself as a great film. 9/10.
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- zetes
- Dec 16, 2001
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,850
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,562
- Dec 29, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $70,390
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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