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Similar Films?

posted 18 years ago by jr977
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What American films can you think of that are very similar to I Vitelloni? I've been able to come up with Diner, American Graffiti, and Mean Streets. Any others you guys can think of?

Thanks

[–] two-sheds 18 years ago

Dazed and Confused

[–] jr977 18 years ago

It's been a while since I've seen Dazed and Confused in its entirety, but I don't really see the connection. Anyone care to ellaborate or mention another film? I don't really remember Dazed being about the difficulties in leaving a hometown, and other themes from Vitteloni, but i could be completely wrong.

[–] mascisman 18 years ago

Well, The big chill certainly drank from the same well (not to mention the British Peter's friends).

[–] spiritofthething 17 years ago

Kicking and Screaming by Noah Baumbach bears a very likeable resemblance to this and is also very good.

[–] jay643 17 years ago

deffinitly Swingers.

[–] TheNoc8 17 years ago

considering the film class i'm in is making me write a paper on the connection, i would say "Mean Streets" (1973, scorcese) in fact there are interviews where he makes this reference that mean streets was inspired by vitelloni

[–] OllieZ 17 years ago

Radio Days

[–] nlutovsky 17 years ago

I see a lot of similarities between this film and the Spanish film "Los Lunes al Sol" (Mondays in the Sun).

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[–] corsi71inc 16 years ago

Well, I don't know how well the comparison holds up, but in his movie "The Groomsman", Ed Burns said his script was inspired by I Vitellone. It is basically a bunch of guys who haven't quite grown up, to varying degrees. Taken for face value, not a bad movie.
What else comes to mind is The Lords of Flatbush and Rumble Fish (sort of). And the teenage Toto in Cinema Paradiso.

1. Being moody.
2. Being bad at maths.
3. Being sad.

[–] spinaned 15 years ago

Yes, pretty much all of Burns' films are of this theme.

[–] 15 years ago

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[–] beavo 14 years ago

Ed Burns' "The Groomsmen" was inspired by this according to his commentary.

[–] Michael_Da_Vinci 13 years ago

Mean Streets
Rocco and His Brothers

You are what you love, not what loves you.

[–] DracTarashV 11 years ago

I'll second Rumble Fish.

Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime - Pupkin

[–] mikerinos2 9 years ago

"Calle mayor". A Spanish film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem.