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Apr 20, 2017VonHafenstaaad rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the master's greatest films from his improvisational experimental period... Structurally it's complex, could even be seen as messy! Overall it's a series of tableau's that relate as different perspectives of the immortal city. There's a slight through-line of a young man from a small Italian town (Fellini?) experiencing Rome for the first time, but that disappears fast and we are treated to many amazing "stories." There's a very surreal (both hilarious and terrifying!) ecclesiastical fashion show being performed for a humble woman lost in nostalgia; a ride into the underground as a secret chamber of frescoes is uncovered, and inadvertently destroyed; of course a trip to the brothels (it's Fellini after all!)... We're even taken for a early morning ride among a gang of motorcycles. It's filled to the brim with hilarious, colorful, usually mystifying details and scenes. But if you are looking for a film with one plot, this one is not for you!