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09/25/09
Variety Lights (1951)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:10
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: The first film directed by the incomparable Federico Fellini. Even at this early stage, he reveals a talent for capturing the colorful world of street artists, with its eccentric and often... [More]
Reviews for Variety Lights
1 - 11 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Even in this early effort the whimsical, odd world of Fellini comes dancing forth.
08/29/06
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01/26/06
No review available.
11/06/05
No review available.
07/17/05
The cognoscenti will recognize touches that have turned up in eight Fellini features that followed this one.
05/09/05
Top CriticDelightfully charming and whimsical, if nowhere near as consequential as Fellini's best.
12/22/03
No review available.
08/29/03
a funny, touching film about the foibles of desire and the dreams of stardom shared by both the young and the old
02/27/01
It ranks with the more simple pleasures of Nights of Cabiria and La Strada -- in short, some of Fellini's best work.
01/01/00
While many viewers may watch it primarily to look for clues as to the filmmaker Fellini would become, there’s actually a perfectly satisfying narrative at its core.
01/01/00
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