{"id":82002,"date":"2022-03-11T18:11:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T01:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82002"},"modified":"2022-03-11T18:50:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T01:50:05","slug":"white-sheik-the-1952","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82002","title":{"rendered":"White Sheik, The (1952)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m always dreaming.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Poster-202x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-82003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Poster-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Poster-690x1024.png 690w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Poster-182x270.png 182w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Poster.png 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA starstruck newlywed (Brunella Bovo) obsessed with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Photo_comics\"><em>fotoromanzi<\/em><\/a> leaves her bewildered husband (Leopoldo Trieste) at their hotel in Rome to go meet her crush &#8212; a fictional character known as The White Sheik (Albert Soldi) &#8212; and soon finds herself much more deeply involved in his creative world than she anticipated.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Federico Fellini Films<\/li>\n<li>Italian Films<\/li>\n<li>Living Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Newlyweds<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Fans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFederico Fellini&#8217;s second directorial feature after <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81997\"><em>Variety Lights<\/em> (1950)<\/a> &#8212; and his first solo film at the helm &#8212; was this bittersweet homage to both the seduction of make-believe, and the inevitable tensions that emerge when a couple is making a new life together. From the moment we first see wide-eyed young Bovo, we can tell that she is either terrified: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Bovo-Terrified.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Bovo-Terrified-1024x741.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Bovo-Terrified-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Bovo-Terrified-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Bovo-Terrified-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Bovo-Terrified-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Bovo-Terrified-373x270.png 373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Bovo-Terrified.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and\/or living in some kind of escapist fantasy reality, as evidenced by her decision to deceive her husband and set out for the recording studios where her beloved fictional universe is created. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Scuze.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Scuze-1024x735.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"459\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Scuze-1024x735.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Scuze-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Scuze-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Scuze-768x551.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Scuze-376x270.png 376w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Scuze.png 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To that end, we&#8217;re never quite sure exactly how &#8220;sane&#8221; Bovo is (and in a Fellini film, perhaps that&#8217;s irrelevant). Meanwhile, Trieste becomes more and more panicked as time progresses and he realizes his best laid plans for a methodical honeymoon in Rome &#8212; including introducing his new wife to his &#8220;respectable&#8221; family, and visiting the Pope &#8212; will not go anything like he planned. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-She-Has-Yet-to-Return.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-She-Has-Yet-to-Return-1024x747.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-She-Has-Yet-to-Return-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-She-Has-Yet-to-Return-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-She-Has-Yet-to-Return-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-She-Has-Yet-to-Return-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-She-Has-Yet-to-Return-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-She-Has-Yet-to-Return.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Along the way, both protagonists are subjected to numerous humorous travails, with highlights including Bovo and Soldi&#8217;s trip on a &#8220;pirate ship&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Boat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Boat-1024x736.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"460\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Boat-1024x736.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Boat-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Boat-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Boat-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Boat-376x270.png 376w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Boat.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Soldi and Bovo&#8217;s on-set interactions with Soldi&#8217;s furious wife (Gina Mascetti): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Rita.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Rita-1024x743.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Rita-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Rita-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Rita-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Rita-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Rita-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Rita.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Trieste&#8217;s late-night encounter with two prostitutes (including Giuliana Masina as &#8220;Cabiria&#8221;): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Prostitutes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Prostitutes-1024x752.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Prostitutes-1024x752.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Prostitutes-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Prostitutes-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Prostitutes-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Prostitutes-368x270.png 368w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Prostitutes.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the ending leaves us with some hope for these young newlyweds despite everything they&#8217;ve been through. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the leads<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Couple-1024x743.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Couple-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Couple-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Couple-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Couple-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Couple-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Couple.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Still-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Still-1-1024x740.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Still-1-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Still-1-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Still-1-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Still-1-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Still-1-373x270.png 373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Still-1.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The <em>fotoromanzi<\/em> shooting sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fotoromanzi3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fotoromanzi3-1024x743.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fotoromanzi3-1024x743.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fotoromanzi3-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fotoromanzi3-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fotoromanzi3-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fotoromanzi3-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fotoromanzi3.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Otello Martelli&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fire-1024x739.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"462\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-82071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fire-1024x739.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fire-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fire-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fire-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fire-374x270.png 374w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/White-Sheik-Fire.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nino Rota&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical significance as Fellini&#8217;s first solo film. Listed as a film with Historical Importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0044000\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/95686\/the-white-sheik#articles-reviews?articleId=139382\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m always dreaming.&#8221; Synopsis: A starstruck newlywed (Brunella Bovo) obsessed with fotoromanzi leaves her bewildered husband (Leopoldo Trieste) at their hotel in Rome to go meet her crush &#8212; a fictional character known as The White Sheik (Albert Soldi) &#8212; and soon finds herself much more deeply involved in his creative world than she anticipated. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Federico Fellini Films Italian Films Living Nightmare Newlyweds Obsessive Fans Review: Federico Fellini&#8217;s second directorial feature after Variety Lights (1950)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82002\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82002"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82099,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82002\/revisions\/82099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}