Variety Lights
Brief Synopsis
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When a young woman of beauty and talent joins a provincial vaudeville troupe, they're suddenly playing to packed houses, and their aging comic Checco Dalmonte gets big ideas. He falls in love with the ingenue, Liliana, and ignores his companion of several years, Melina Amour. (She wants to marry Checco and she's saving to open a deli.) Also, believing he can be an impresario, he hires other actors and begins rehearsal for a revue that will star Liliana and himself. Liliana admires Checco, but she's being squired around town by Adelmo Conti, the assistant to the region's biggest impresario. Can Checco's new troupe hold onto Liliana, and how will Melina fare?
Cast & Crew
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Federico Fellini
Director
Peppino De Filippo
Checco Dalmonte
Giulietta Masina
Melina Amour
Carla Del Poggio
Liliana
Folco Lulli
Conti--The Lover
John Kitzmiller
Johnny--The Trumpet Player
Film Details
Also Known As
Lights of Variety, Luci del Varieta
Genre
Drama
Comedy
Foreign
Music
Romance
Release Date
1950
Production Company
Capitolium; Lattuada-Fellini-Del Poggio-Masina
Distribution Company
British Film Institute; Gala Film Distributors Ltd; Macmillan Audio Brandon; New Yorker Films
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Synopsis
When a young woman of beauty and talent joins a provincial vaudeville troupe, they're suddenly playing to packed houses, and their aging comic Checco Dalmonte gets big ideas. He falls in love with the ingenue, Liliana, and ignores his companion of several years, Melina Amour. (She wants to marry Checco and she's saving to open a deli.) Also, believing he can be an impresario, he hires other actors and begins rehearsal for a revue that will star Liliana and himself. Liliana admires Checco, but she's being squired around town by Adelmo Conti, the assistant to the region's biggest impresario. Can Checco's new troupe hold onto Liliana, and how will Melina fare?
Cast
Peppino De Filippo
Checco Dalmonte
Giulietta Masina
Melina Amour
Carla Del Poggio
Liliana
Folco Lulli
Conti--The Lover
John Kitzmiller
Johnny--The Trumpet Player
Dante Maggio
Remo--The Comedian
Carlo Romano
Renzo--The Lawyer
Giulio Cali
Edison Will--The Swami
Franca Valeri
Designer
Silvio Bagolini
Journalist
Gina Mascetti
Nando Bruno
Sophia Loren
Crew
Mario Bonotti
Editor
Aldo Buzzi
Art Direction
Federico Fellini
From Story
Federico Fellini
Screenwriter
Federico Fellini
Producer
Ennio Flaiano
Screenwriter
Alberto Lattuada
Associate Producer
Alberto Lattuada
Screenwriter
Felice Lattuada
Music
Otello Martelli
Cinematographer
Tullio Pinelli
Screenwriter
Film Details
Also Known As
Lights of Variety, Luci del Varieta
Genre
Drama
Comedy
Foreign
Music
Romance
Release Date
1950
Production Company
Capitolium; Lattuada-Fellini-Del Poggio-Masina
Distribution Company
British Film Institute; Gala Film Distributors Ltd; Macmillan Audio Brandon; New Yorker Films
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 33m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
