

Federico Fellini’s first great film is a bittersweet depiction of a whole era in Italy, that puts a company of men in permanent post-adolescent stagnation, still living with their parents, afraid to take matters in their own hands.
A premature pregnancy upsets the lives of the five protagonists of Fellini's autobiographical tragicomedy. The father, Fausto, is forced into a marriage, but this does not seem to affect his philandering. And the five boys, lost bodies, "unweaned calves" according to the title, are immobilized on the threshold of adulthood.
Venice Film Festival
Silver Lion
1953
Oscars
Nomination for Best Screenplay
1958
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