Il Bidone (1955)

It’s classic noir month, a theme we call THE LEFT HAND ENDEAVOR, and every Thursday in March we go overseas and away from the Hayes code for some Noir classics beyond the English language. Some greatly influenced by classic American noir and one that helped influence it. Today we break the seal on Frederico Fellini for the show and discuss a whimsical crime tale involving some swindlers that may be amongst the worst scumbags we see all month. They dress like clergy and con peasants out of their money and it seems as much a playful hobby as it is a moneymaking endeavor. It’s a “Left Handed Endeavor” you might say. It’s all a party until wives, estranged daughters and children stricken with polio come into the picture. We’re discussing Fellini’s 1955 Italian crime tragedy “IL BIDONE” starring Broderick Crawford, Giulietta Masina & Richard Basehart. That New Year’s party seemed to be popping. Probably would have been more fun if you didn’t have to keep checking your pockets. Of course we got a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8cdmtZiMUM Subscribe to us on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJf3lkRI-BLUTsLI_ehOsg Contact us here: [email protected] Hear us on podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6o6PSNJFGXJeENgqtPY4h7 Our OG podcast “Documenteers”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/documenteers-the-documentary-podcast/id1321652249 Soundcloud feed: https://soundcloud.com/documenteers Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/culturewrought