The White Sheik
(1952)
★ 7.2 IMDb · 293 votes
Year: 1952
Runtime: 86 мин
Country: Italy
Director: Федерико Феллини
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Brunella Bovo, Leopoldo Trieste, Джульетта Мазина, Ernesto Almirante, Lilia Landi, Fanny Marchiò, Gina Mascetti, Jole Silvani, Enzo Maggio
Plot
In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.
Incredibly, only moments after arriving in Rome for their honeymoon, pure young bride Wanda sneaks out of her room, leaving her fastidious groom Ivan all alone. Obsessed with the very masculine Fernando Rivoli--the hero of her favorite romantic photo-novel, The White Sheik--Wanda plucks up the courage to meet him in person, only to be seduced by the arrogant protagonist, so far away from the hotel and her husband. As a result--perplexed by Wanda's strange disappearance, and unable to disclose the news to his family--Ivan meanders through the ill-lit Roman streets in search of his wife, on pins and needles, waiting for their 11:00 appointment with his uncle and the Papal Audience at the Vatican. What does the new day have in store for the separated newlyweds?