"A young provincialwoman (Brunella Bovo) and her husband (Leopoldo Trieste) arrive in Romefor their honeymoon. While her husband busies himself with arrangementsto meet relatives and be presented to the Pope, she sets out to meet heridol-the White Sheik (Alberto Sordi), hero of a photographed magazinestrip (the popular fumetti). She discovers her idol has feet of clay inan encounter with him on a boat that is interrupted by the arrival ofhis domineering wife....The first film Fellini directed alone, this is adelightful, shrewd and sardonic satire....Though it is firmly rooted inorthodox neorealism, many of Fellini's characteristic motifs and subtletones are present, even though in embryonic form. Sordi's performance asthe romantic hero who turns out to have earthy tastes made him famous.Giulietta Masina appears in a supporting role as the prostitute,Cabiria."-Georges Sadoul, Dictionary of Films