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Episode 365: I VITELLONI (1953)
Tuesday, 13 January, 2026
Five friends, no motivation, and a dead-end seaside town. Nope, it’s not this podcast! It’s I VITELLONI, Federico Fellini’s proto-slacker dramedy where tension is low and malaise is high. Moraldo’s friend Fausto knocks up Moraldo’s sister Sandra and marries her, sending the tight-knit crew of twentysomethings into a rather uneventful spiral. We discuss Italy’s national identity during a postwar economic boom, how these guys stare actualization in the face and blink, and how many grilled cheeses and PB&Js the average American eats in their life. Give to these causes in need following ICE’s occupation of Minnesota: @mplsmutualaid: Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors: https://linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid ISAIAH, an interfaith group fighting for racial and economic justice in MN: https://secure.everyaction.com/G8TCnxFlE0qd9zlUEYjjeg2 Show love to North Minneapolis families in crisis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/show-love-to-north-minneapolis-families-in-crisis Support for Renee Good’s Widow and Family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-renee-goods-wife-and-son References: “Give to the Trylon’s Film Forever Fund so they never have to increase ticket prices! Check the calendar, preview upcoming series, and buy tickets Contribute to Perisphere, the Trylon blog #FelliniInBlackAndWhite #35mm Follow us on Twitter at @trylovepodcast, Bluesky at @trylovepodca.st, and email us at trylovepodcast@gmail.com to get in touch! Show art by Emily Csuy. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro: “I Vitelloni” by Nino Rota from the I VITELLONI soundtrack. Timestamps 0:00 - Episode 365: I VITELLONI (1953) 3:50 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 5:41 - Starting thoughts 19:12 - What happens when your friends leave and comparisons to 8½ (1963) 25:01 - Moraldo and Fausto 29:12 - Fausto’s such a shithead 40:06 - Where the vitelloni find themselves situated in the fabric of Italy’s social history 51:32 - The third act and Moraldo learning to let go 58:27 - The Junk Drawer 1:07:54 - To All the Loves We’ve Tried Before: 1953 1:14:55 - Cody’s Noteys: Tryloaf (bread trivia)
