Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Born: January 20, 1920
Died: October 31, 1993
in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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.

Movies for Federico Fellini...

Fellini, confidences retrouvées
Title: Fellini, confidences retrouvées
Character: Self
Released: October 29, 2023
Type: Movie
Federico Fellini died on October 31st, 1993. Thirty years later, he is still considered as one of the most irreverant moviemaker in the history of cinema. Through a long-previously-unseen interview, directed by Jean-Christophe Rosé in 1981, through extracts of his films and through behind-the-scenes, this documentary draws an intimate portrait of Fellini by himself.
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The Last Days of Humanity
Title: The Last Days of Humanity
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 8, 2023
Type: Movie
The panorama of human affairs encounters the “man with a movie camera”. His playground has no boundaries, his curiosity no limits. Characters, situations and places pitch camp in the life of a humanity that is at once the viewer and the thing viewed. But what are the last days of this humanity? Have they already passed? Are they now or still to come?
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Fellinopolis
Title: Fellinopolis
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: June 10, 2021
Type: Movie
Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in his personal and creative intimacy, to capture the gears of his great circus, his fantastic lies and his crazy inventions.
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Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
Title: Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 16, 2021
Type: Movie
Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past. The film city was solemnly inaugurated in 1937 by Mussolini. Here, propaganda films would be produced to strengthen the dictator's position.
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Fellini of the Spirits
Title: Fellini of the Spirits
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 31, 2020
Type: Movie
2020 marks 100 years since the birth of Federico Fellini, the most prominent Italian director and one of the symbols of the insuperable cinematic heyday of mid-20th century. Fellini had always been a mysterious director, not only in his cryptic symbolism but also in his idiosyncratic, excessive mixture of psychoanalysis, Catholicism and faith in the mysterious. In this documentary, his relationship with the paranormal, luck and fate, alongside the coexistence of organized discourse and transcendence to the imaginary, is examined via friends, collaborators and distinguished fans (Friedkin, Gilliam, Chazelle). A great testimony to why rationalists and ideologists have a hard time with his work, ‘Fellini and the Spirits’ is an appropriate yet unexpected tribute.
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Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
Title: Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
Character: Self
Released: May 2, 2020
Type: Movie
A documentary that collects for the first time and in an almost anthological way the historical repertoire of the Lindsay Kemp Company's shows, from the end of the 70s to the 90s. With footage from the Rai Teche and private archives, and an intimate and touching unpublished interview conducted by the director in her home in Livorno. The documentary is unique in its kind because it collects for the first time in an almost anthological way the repertoire of the shows of the glorious Lindsay Kemp Company from Salome to Flowers, from A Midsummer Night's Dream to Duende and Onnagata, up to the last show Kemp Dances. Lindsay Dances celebrates one of the most original, creative, and innovative artists in contemporary dance theatre. The documentary was nominated by Rai for the 72nd edition of the Prix Italia 2020.
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Fantastic Mr. Fellini
Title: Fantastic Mr. Fellini
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 20, 2020
Type: Movie
A tribute that Wes Anderson wishes to pay to one of his favourite directors on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. Together with Francesco Zippel, Anderson has retraced some themes close to Fellini’s own approach to cinema.
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Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
Title: Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 13, 2016
Type: Movie
A mental journey - historical, political, musical and metaphysical - in contemporary times, from the Sixties until nowadays.
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The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Title: The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: June 7, 2015
Type: Movie
Drama based on life and stories of one of the most popular Soviet/Russian writers - Sergei Dovlatov.
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Walt Disney e l'Italia - Una storia d'amore
Title: Walt Disney e l'Italia - Una storia d'amore
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: February 10, 2014
Type: Movie
No other country in the world has the same kind of affection and admiration toward Walt Disney and his art and characters as Italy. His movies are legendary and his stories belong to the collective imagination of generations of Italians who grew up with his world of dreams and hopes. This documentary explores this love story.
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Title: And the Oscar Goes To...
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 1, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
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How Strange to be Named Federico
Title: How Strange to be Named Federico
Character: Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
Released: September 12, 2013
Type: Movie
On the 20th anniversary of Federico Fellini's death, Ettore Scola, a devoted admirer of the incomparable maestro, commemorates the lesser-known aspects of his personality, employing interviews, photographs, behind-the-scenes footage as well as his drawings and film clips.
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Sur les traces de Fellini
Title: Sur les traces de Fellini
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 2013
Type: Movie
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Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane
Title: Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 3, 2011
Type: Movie
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A Dream of Women
Title: A Dream of Women
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 17, 2011
Type: Movie
A new documentary film on Fellini's 'La Città del Donne' ('City of Women') directed by Dominique Maillet, featuring producer Renzo Rossellini, film historian Aldo Tassone, producer and film historian Carlo Lizzani, and Federico Fellini's assistant Dominique Delouche (1955-1960).
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1960
Title: 1960
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 5, 2010
Type: Movie
By presenting archive footage along with his own life story, filmmaker Gabriele Salvatores mediates an illustration of the economic boom in Italy during the 1960s.
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Once Upon a Time… La Dolce Vita
Title: Once Upon a Time… La Dolce Vita
Character: Self
Released: October 29, 2009
Type: Movie
Documentary about the 1960 film LA DOLCE VITA directed by Federico Fellini. Using archival photos and film footage, as well as interviews, this documentary looks back on Federico Fellini's film and places it in the historical context of its time.
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What Do You Know About Me
Title: What Do You Know About Me
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 16, 2009
Type: Movie
Until the 1970s, Italian cinema dominated the international scene, even competing with Hollywood. Then, in just a few years, came its rapid decline, the flight of our greatest producers, a crisis among the best writer-directors, the collapse of production. But what are the true causes and circumstances of this decline? In an attempt to provide an answer to this question, Di Me Cosa Ne Sai strives to depict this great cultural change. Begun as a loving examination of Italian cinema, the film transformed into a docu-drama that alternates between interviews with the great names of the past and fragments of cultural and political life of the last 30 years. It is a travel diary that shows Italy from north to south, through movie theatres; television-addicted kids; Berlusconi and Fellini; shopping centers; TV news editors; stories of impassioned film exhibitors and directors who fight for their films; and interviews with itinerant projectionists and great European directors.
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Vittorio D.
Title: Vittorio D.
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 17, 2009
Type: Movie
A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.
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Fellini's Homecoming
Title: Fellini's Homecoming
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 5, 2006
Type: Movie
A documentary created by the Criterion Collection for their release of Italian film director Federico Fellini's Amarcord about his relationship with his home town, Rimini, featuring archive interviews with the director and more recent interviews with some of his friends and collaborators.
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Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Title: Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 27, 2006
Type: Movie
Television documentary about the making of Roberto Rossellini's 1945 film "Rome, Open City".
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Marcello, una vita dolce
Title: Marcello, una vita dolce
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 21, 2006
Type: Movie
After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) starred in more than 160 films in his nearly half-a-century career. Directors Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri look into the melancholic charm of one of the most famous Italian actors through interviews with his two daughters, Barbara and Chiara; directors Fellini and Luchino Visconti; actresses Claudia Cardinale and Anouk Aimee; and in archival footage of Mastroianni himself. The subject matter ranges from Mastroianni’s passion for kidney-bean pasta and his addiction to the telephone to his famous laziness, humility and talent. Shown in black-and-white, Mastroianni — elegantly holding a cigarette in between his fingers — is undeniably the dandy.
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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Title: Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: July 17, 2005
Type: Movie
How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to watch by an undemanding audience or even how mutilates them to adapt the original formats and runtimes to the restrictive frame of the television screen and the abusive requirements of advertising. (Followed by “Filmmakers in Action.”)
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Title: Un film et son époque
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 17, 2003
Type: TV
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The Last Sequence
Title: The Last Sequence
Character: Self (voice) (archive footage)
Released: April 22, 2003
Type: Movie
A documentary on Fellini’s lost alternate ending for 8½
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Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Title: Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 2, 2003
Type: Movie
A look at Fellini's creative process. In extensive interviews, Fellini talks a bit about his background and then discusses how he works and how he creates. Several actors, a producer, a writer, and a production manager talk about working with Fellini. Archive footage of Fellini and others on the set plus clips from his films provide commentary and illustration for the points interviewees make. Fellini is fully in charge; actors call themselves puppets. He dismisses improvisation and calls for "availability." His sets and his films create images that look like reality but are not; we see the differences and the results.
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The Magic of Fellini
Title: The Magic of Fellini
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Documentary with interviews and clips of Fellini's movies.
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Fellini racconta: Passeggiate nella memoria
Title: Fellini racconta: Passeggiate nella memoria
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 2000
Type: Movie
This documentary for Italian television features extensive interviews with film director Federico Fellini looking back on his career.
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Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Title: Federico Fellini's Autobiography
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 5, 2000
Type: Movie
Federico Fellini was one of the most individual and thought provoking directors who based most of his films upon his own reflections, dreams, life events and fantasies, who did not convey any special message for humanity but regarded cinema simply as entertainment. Is there an answer to everything? Can it possibly be? If yes, then life can no longer be so curious, so dynamic, so creative...
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A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
Title: A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 28, 1994
Type: Movie
The artistic evolution of the great composer, whose work left an indelible mark in the history of Italian cinema. In this documentary Nino Rota's extraordinary musical production relives in the words of his friends and colleagues. His collaboration with Visconti and Fellini are truly memorable. His movie score and sequences of his performances in theaters all over the world hand us down a full and evocative outline of this outstanding artist.
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Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert
Title: Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
A look at the life and work of composer Nino Rota.
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Anthony Quinn: An Original
Title: Anthony Quinn: An Original
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 1990
Type: Movie
Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an accident. Thus began the story of a man who had a thousand jobs before acting in a Cecil B. DeMille film…
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Towards the Moon with Fellini
Title: Towards the Moon with Fellini
Character: Himself
Released: March 1, 1990
Type: Movie
A rare, comical and up-close behind-the-scenes look at the late Italian director Federico Fellini, as he directs his last film, "La Voce Della Luna".
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Intervista
Title: Intervista
Character: Federico Fellini (uncredited)
Released: September 28, 1987
Type: Movie
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.
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Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
Title: Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1985
Type: Movie
A documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry.
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Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Title: Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 1984
Type: Movie
A film of Enrico Berlinguer's funeral in Rome, briefly tracing his career as leader of the Italian Communist Party.
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Fellini Racconta: Diary of a Film
Title: Fellini Racconta: Diary of a Film
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1983
Type: Movie
A documentary made by Italian television with behind-the-scenes footage of the making of Federico Fellini's AND THE SHIP SAILS ON and extensive interview footage of Fellini.
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Il tassinaro
Title: Il tassinaro
Character: Federico Fellini
Released: December 21, 1983
Type: Movie
Pietro Marchetti, a mature Roman taxi driver, has countless and interesting meetings while he is on duty with his car "Zara 87".
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Notre Dame de la Croisette
Title: Notre Dame de la Croisette
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: February 23, 1983
Type: Movie
A woman goes to Cannes and, lost in its chaos and unable to obtain tickets, ends up watching it on television from her hotel room.
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Fellini nel cestino
Title: Fellini nel cestino
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
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Notes on City of Women
Title: Notes on City of Women
Released: April 1, 1982
Type: Movie
This 1980 on-set documentary features an extensive look behind the scenes of the film.
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My Name Is Anna Magnani
Title: My Name Is Anna Magnani
Character: Self
Released: September 30, 1980
Type: Movie
Traces the life of Anna Magnani, her creations, her successes, her triumphs, her boycotted career, her nonconformism, her anxieties, her generosity ... Punctuated with photos that tell her career in theater and cinema, Extracts of films, this documentary portrait also gives the floor to his friends and relatives, from Roberto Rossellini to Marcello Mastroianni, through Federico Fellini.
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La dolce vita 20 anni dopo
Title: La dolce vita 20 anni dopo
Released: May 8, 1980
Type: Movie
Special TG3 by Giorgio Chiecchi of 8 May 1980.
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World Congress of Witchcraft 1975
Title: World Congress of Witchcraft 1975
Character: Himself
Released: October 13, 1975
Type: Movie
The meeting in Bogota, Colombia, on Aug 27, 1975, brought together spiritualist from many cultures: Israeli mentalist Uri Geller, Italian surrealist Federica Fellini, American ESP-researcher Edgar D. Mitchell, Colombian fantasist Gabriel Garcia Márquez and Peruan/American anthropologist Carlos Castaneda.
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E il Casanova di Fellini?
Title: E il Casanova di Fellini?
Character: Self
Released: May 6, 1975
Type: Movie
During his preparation for his film on Casanova Fellini asks a number of renowned actors to give him their view on the character of Casanova.
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We All Loved Each Other So Much
Title: We All Loved Each Other So Much
Character: Himself
Released: December 21, 1974
Type: Movie
Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.
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Title: Spécial cinéma
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 1974
Type: TV
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The Secret Diary of 'Amarcord'
Title: The Secret Diary of 'Amarcord'
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A tongue-in-cheek documentary that goes "behind the scenes" during the production of Federico Fellini's film "Amarcord" (1973).
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Roma
Title: Roma
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: March 16, 1972
Type: Movie
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
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Title: Le Grand Échiquier
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 1972
Type: TV
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Alex in Wonderland
Title: Alex in Wonderland
Character: Himself
Released: December 17, 1970
Type: Movie
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 the rounds both in the Hollywood community and European movie centers for ideas, he fantasizes about movie scenarios of those everyday situations he is in.
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Ciao, Federico!
Title: Ciao, Federico!
Character: Self
Released: October 28, 1970
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the filming of the Federico Fellini film, "Satyricon."
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The Clowns
Title: The Clowns
Character: Federico Fellini (uncredited)
Released: March 5, 1970
Type: Movie
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 live in these countries. He also meets Anita Ekberg trying to buy a panther in a circus.
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Fellini: A Director’s Notebook
Title: Fellini: A Director’s Notebook
Character: Self
Released: March 15, 1969
Type: Movie
Fellini discusses his views of making motion pictures and his unorthodox procedures. He seeks inspiration in various out of the way places. During this film viewers go with him to the Colisseum at night, on a subway ride past Roman ruins, to the Appian Way, to a slaughterhouse, and on a visit to Marcello Mastroianni's house. Fellini also is seen in his own office interviewing a series of unusual characters seeking work or his help.
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Title: The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: June 6, 1968
Type: TV
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
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Title: Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
Character: Self
Released: December 4, 1967
Type: TV
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Cinéma et Réalité
Title: Cinéma et Réalité
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
In this documentary, giants of italian cinema such as Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini and Zavattini talk about the importance of cinema after WW2, and about huge moments of social rebellion. This movie gives the floor to the creators of italian neorealism.
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Familiar Spirits
Title: Familiar Spirits
Character: Self
Released: January 6, 1966
Type: Movie
Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.
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Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'
Title: Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1965
Type: Movie
Documentary about the making of Federico Fellini's film JULIET OF THE SPIRITS, with behind the scenes footage and interviews with the director.
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Zavoli racconta Fellini
Title: Zavoli racconta Fellini
Character: Federico Fellini
Released: April 1, 1964
Type: Movie
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Title: The Merv Griffin Show
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to August 15, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in first-run syndication from February 14, 1972 to September 5, 1986.
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Second Look: Fellini
Title: Second Look: Fellini
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1960
Type: Movie
A four-part documentary series about the Italian director Federico Fellini. Episode 1: His Childhood, His Beginnings; Episode 2: His First Films; Episode 3: His Films with Giulietta Masina; Episode 4: "La dolce vita" and Neorealism.
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Title: Cinépanorama
Character: Self
Released: February 4, 1956
Type: TV
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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The Ways of Love
Title: The Ways of Love
Character: The Stranger
Released: December 13, 1950
Type: Movie
Anthology film by three directors, "A Day in the Country", "Jofroi" and "The Miracle".
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L'amore
Title: L'amore
Character: The Tramp
Released: November 2, 1948
Type: Movie
In the first episode, a heartbroken woman talks to her ex-lover on the phone. In the second, a pregnant woman believes she is carrying the child of Saint Joseph.
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Paisan
Title: Paisan
Character: Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Released: December 10, 1946
Type: Movie
Six vignettes follow the Allied invasion from July 1943 to winter 1944, from Sicily north to Venice.
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Interviews for
Title: Interviews for "INTERVISTA"
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie