Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini, Knight Grand Cross (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century. Personal and highly idiosyncratic visions of society, Fellini's films are a unique combination of memory, dreams, fantasy, surrealism and desire. The adjectives "Fellinian" and "Felliniesque" are "synonymous with any kind of extravagant, fanciful, even baroque image in the cinema and in art in general". In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won the Palme d'Or for La Dolce Vita, was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, and directed four motion pictures that won Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. In 1993, he was awarded an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement at the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

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(1963)

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Anouk Aimée  •  Sandra Milo

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Claudia Cardinale  •  Anouk Aimée  •  Sandra Milo

Amarcord (1973)

In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Pupella Maggio  •  Armando Brancia  •  Magali Noël  •  Ciccio Ingrassia

In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Pupella Maggio  •  Armando Brancia  •  Magali Noël  •  Ciccio Ingrassia

Boccaccio '70 (1962)

An anthology of four adult tales: a young couple tries to hide their marriage and the wife’s supposed pregnancy from their place of employment; a billboard photo of a scantily clad woman comes to life to torment the local censor; an aristocratic couple comes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini  •  Vittorio De Sica  •  Mario Monicelli  •  Luchino Visconti
CAST:  Marisa Solinas  •  Germano Gilioli  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Sophia Loren

An anthology of four adult tales: a young couple tries to hide their marriage and the wife’s supposed pregnancy from their place of employment; a billboard photo of a scantily clad woman comes to life to torment the local censor; an aristocratic couple comes to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini  •  Vittorio De Sica  •  Mario Monicelli  •  Luchino Visconti
CAST:  Marisa Solinas  •  Germano Gilioli  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Sophia Loren

And the Ship Sails On (1983)

In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Freddie Jones  •  Barbara Jefford  •  Fred Williams  •  Peter Cellier

In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voyage, the eclectic array of passengers discovers a group of Serbian refugees aboard the vessel. Peace and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Freddie Jones  •  Barbara Jefford  •  Fred Williams  •  Peter Cellier

Fellini's Casanova (1976)

Casanova is a libertine, collecting seductions and sexual feats. But he is really interested in someone, and is he really an interesting person? Is he really alive?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Tina Aumont  •  Cicely Browne  •  Carmen Scarpitta

Casanova is a libertine, collecting seductions and sexual feats. But he is really interested in someone, and is he really an interesting person? Is he really alive?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Tina Aumont  •  Cicely Browne  •  Carmen Scarpitta

The Clowns (1970)

Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby his home. Then he joins his crew and travel from Italy to Paris chasing the last greatest European clowns still ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Federico Fellini  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Annie Fratellini  •  Charlie Rivel

Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby his home. Then he joins his crew and travel from Italy to Paris chasing the last greatest European clowns still ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Federico Fellini  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Annie Fratellini  •  Charlie Rivel

I Vitelloni (1953)

Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Franco Interlenghi  •  Alberto Sordi  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Leopoldo Trieste

Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Franco Interlenghi  •  Alberto Sordi  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Leopoldo Trieste

The Swindle (1955)

Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Bruno, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Broderick Crawford  •  Giulietta Masina  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Richard Basehart

Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Bruno, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Broderick Crawford  •  Giulietta Masina  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Richard Basehart

Intervista (1987)

Federico Fellini welcomes us into his world of film making with a mockumentary about his life in film, as a Japanese film crew follows him around.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Sergio Rubini  •  Antonella Ponziani  •  Maurizio Mein

Federico Fellini welcomes us into his world of film making with a mockumentary about his life in film, as a Japanese film crew follows him around.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Sergio Rubini  •  Antonella Ponziani  •  Maurizio Mein

Juliet of the Spirits (1965)

Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Giulietta gets in touch with spirits and learns more about herself and her painful past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Giulietta Masina  •  Sandra Milo  •  Mario Pisu  •  Valentina Cortese

Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Giulietta gets in touch with spirits and learns more about herself and her painful past ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Giulietta Masina  •  Sandra Milo  •  Mario Pisu  •  Valentina Cortese

Love in the City (1953)

Six separate episodes exploring themes of love, sex and romance in the Italian capital. "Paid Love" offers a glimpse into prostitution; "Attempted Suicide" features would-be suicides discussing their despair; "Paradise for Three Hours" depicts an evening at a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini  •  Michelangelo Antonioni  •  Alberto Lattuada  •  Francesco Maselli  •  Carlo Lizzani  •  Dino Risi
CAST:  Rita Josa  •  Rosanna Carta  •  Enrico Pelliccia  •  Donatella Marrosu

Six separate episodes exploring themes of love, sex and romance in the Italian capital. "Paid Love" offers a glimpse into prostitution; "Attempted Suicide" features would-be suicides discussing their despair; "Paradise for Three Hours" depicts an evening at a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini  •  Michelangelo Antonioni  •  Alberto Lattuada  •  Francesco Maselli  •  Carlo Lizzani  •  Dino Risi
CAST:  Rita Josa  •  Rosanna Carta  •  Enrico Pelliccia  •  Donatella Marrosu

La Dolce Vita (1960)

Journalist and man-about-town Marcello struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Anouk Aimée  •  Yvonne Furneaux

Journalist and man-about-town Marcello struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Anita Ekberg  •  Anouk Aimée  •  Yvonne Furneaux

La Strada (1954)

When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Giulietta Masina  •  Richard Basehart  •  Aldo Silvani

When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Giulietta Masina  •  Richard Basehart  •  Aldo Silvani

Nights of Cabiria (1957)

Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Giulietta Masina  •  François Périer  •  Franca Marzi  •  Amedeo Nazzari

Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world. Even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Giulietta Masina  •  François Périer  •  Franca Marzi  •  Amedeo Nazzari

Roma (1972)

A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Peter Gonzales Falcon  •  Fiona Florence  •  Pia De Doses  •  Marne Maitland

A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Peter Gonzales Falcon  •  Fiona Florence  •  Pia De Doses  •  Marne Maitland

Fellini Satyricon (1969)

After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Martin Potter  •  Hiram Keller  •  Max Born  •  Salvo Randone

After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a chance to do so. Now wandering around Rome in the time of Nero, Encolpio encounters one bizarre and surreal scene ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Martin Potter  •  Hiram Keller  •  Max Born  •  Salvo Randone

The White Sheik (1952)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Leopoldo Trieste  •  Giulietta Masina  •  Brunella Bovo

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Leopoldo Trieste  •  Giulietta Masina  •  Brunella Bovo

Variety Lights (1950)

In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini  •  Alberto Lattuada
CAST:  Giulietta Masina  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Carla Del Poggio  •  John Kitzmiller

In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini  •  Alberto Lattuada
CAST:  Giulietta Masina  •  Peppino De Filippo  •  Carla Del Poggio  •  John Kitzmiller

Alex in Wonderland (1970)

Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic and surefire commercial success. As such, Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next project will be. As he makes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Meg Mazursky  •  Glenna Sargent

Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic and surefire commercial success. As such, Alex seemingly has his choice of what his next project will be. As he makes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Mazursky
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Meg Mazursky  •  Glenna Sargent

Ginger and Fred (1986)

Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Giulietta Masina  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Friedrich von Ledebur

Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety show.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Fellini
CAST:  Giulietta Masina  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Franco Fabrizi  •  Friedrich von Ledebur
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