Variety Lights
1950 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 6.9 · 91% critics
A struggling manager leads a small traveling variety troupe with more heart than skill. When a bright, ambitious newcomer joins as a dancer, her quick success draws jealousy within the group and pushes the show into turmoil as she reaches for bigger opportunities.
Also known as Lights of Variety · The Lights of Variety
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Details
- Original title
- Luci del varietà
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-12-06
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (101 votes)
About
If you enjoy character-driven tales about performers chasing success and the tensions it creates, this may click, especially if you like I Vitelloni or Nights of Cabiria; Not for you if you want high-stakes action or fast pacing.
Pros: lively showbiz setting; heartfelt underdogs; ambitious newcomer | Cons: simple story beats; jealousy-driven conflict; uneven troupe dynamics
Themes
- black and white
Cast & crew
Peppino De Filippo
as Checco Dal Monte
Carla Del Poggio
as Liliana "Lilly" Antonelli
Giulietta Masina
as Melina Amour
John Kitzmiller
as Trumpet Player Johnny
Dante Maggio
as Remo
Checco Durante
as Theater Owner
Gina Mascetti
as Valeria del Sole
- GC
Giulio Calì
as Magician Edison Will
Silvio Bagolini
as Bruno Antonini
Giacomo Furia
as Duke
Directed by Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini