Here, Fellini reveals, as no one else can, a rich digest of his brilliant and controversial career.more There are boyhood memories of his hometown, Remini, and his highly improbable beginnings as a scriptwriter for Rossellini letters to Jesuit priests and Marxist critics defending his first international success, La Strada anecdotes and revelations about the making of La Dolca Vita, 8 1/2, and The Clowns and insights into all aspects of filmmaking. Critics have accused him of being a charlatan, hypocrite, clown, and demon, and have hailed him as a magician, poet, genius, and prophet.įellini on Fellini is a fascinating collection of his articles, interviews, essays, reminiscences, and table talk, carefully arranged to chart the progress of his life and work. His prodigious body of work evokes Pirandello, existentialism, 'the silence of God,' as well as show business. One of the greatest Italian filmmakers, Federico Fellini (1920-1993) created such masterpieces as La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon, and Amarcord. The material interestingly helps clarify Fellini's film work, and his fans will enjoy this stimulating and intellectual 'biography.''- Library Journal The material interestingly helps clarify Fellini's film work, and his fans will enjoy this stimulating and intellectual 'biography.''- Library Journal One of the greatest Italian filmmakers, Federico Fellini (1920-1993) created such masterpieces as La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon, and Amarcord 'Provides a well-rounded view of Fellini.

'Provides a well-rounded view of Fellini.

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