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Paola Borboni : signora Rubini la femme du patron
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Personnages
Fausto - Coureur de jupon, lâche et vaniteux, il séduit et engrosse la sœur de Moraldo. Obligé à l'épouser de vive force, il continue à la tromper, jusqu'à tenter de séduire la patronne de la boutique d'objets de piété où son beau-père lui a finalement trouvé un emploi de magasinier. Après avoir poussé sa jeune femme au désespoir, il rentrera dans le rang suite à une correction administrée à coups de ceinturon par son père.
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The interchangeability of gang members
Author: Nick Pett from London, England
10 August 2004
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I think that the only other user to have commented on this film may have missed some of the point. The actions of the characters are not hard to understand. Fausto is a womaniser because he does not take love and its attendant responsibilities seriously. Alberto and Riccardo booze and smoke and hang around because those are the roles designated to some men in adult gangs of this kind. Moraldo sees Fausto's womanising and is torn between loyalty to the camaraderie of the group and to his friend and love for his sister, resulting in him helping Fausto to protect Sandra from the truth.
With regards to the lack of character definition of the characters, I don't think that this should be seen as a problem. Their inability to escape the attraction of a casual life robs them of character and their love of the gang robs them of individuality. The interchangeability of their looks and the swapping of facial hair styles illustrates the dynamics of a gang - shared vocabulary, shared likes and dislikes, playing off each other.I think that this is a perfect distillation of the aimless lives of adult males, unable to break away from the gang. Whether this is Fellini's best or not, it is a very affecting study of small-town ennui and male relationships.
