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Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was an iconic Italian film director and screenwriter, known for blending fantasy and baroque images with earthiness in his works. He had a distinctive style and is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. Fellini's films have gained high acclaim in critical polls, with his 1963 film 8+1⁄2 listed as the 10th-greatest film. Some of Fellini's other renowned films include I Vitelloni, La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, La Dolce Vita, and Juliet of the Spirits. Over his career, he was nominated for 17 Academy Awards and won a total of four in the category of Best Foreign Language Film, the highest for any director in the history of the award. He also received an honorary award for Lifetime Achievement at the 65th Academy Awards.
Born to middle-class parents in Rimini, Italy, Fellini led a rich life, shaping his perception of his surroundings, which were reflected in his films in the form of a poetic amalgamation of memory, dreams, fantasy, and desire. Through his films, Fellini bestowed upon the world a unique cinematic language, that was deeply personal and idiosyncratic, often blurring the line between the real and the surreal, in turn creating an unmatched oeuvre that stands the test of time.
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Given Name: Federico Fellini
Born: Rimini, Italy
Citizenship: Italy
Birthday: January 20, 1920
Occupations: Film director, screenwriter
Years Active: 1945-1992
Children: 1
Spouses: Giulietta Masina
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34th Academy Awards 1962
33rd Academy Awards 1961
8½
Juliet of the Spirits (re-release)
I Vitelloni [re-release]
Intervista
Variety Lights
La Dolce Vita
1960
And the Oscar Goes To…
Walt Disney e l’Italia - Una storia d’amore
How Strange to be Named Federico
Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Federico Fellini’s Autobiography
The Magic of Fellini
The Last Sequence
Marcello, una vita dolce
Fellini’s Homecoming
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Once Upon a Time… ‘Rome, Open City’
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Fellini racconta: Passeggiate nella memoria
The Voice of the Moon
City of Women
My Name Is Anna Magnani
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Ginger and Fred
Il tassinaro
Fellini Racconta: Diary of a Film
Intervista
Fellini of the Spirits
Fellinopolis
And the Ship Sails On
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Fantastic Mr. Fellini
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
The Last Days of Humanity
Variety Lights
Reporter’s Diary: ‘Zoom on Fellini’
Fellini: A Director’s Notebook
Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert
Spirits of the Dead
The Swindle
Roma
Satyricon
L’amore
Alex in Wonderland
Orchestra Rehearsal
Love in the City
We All Loved Each Other So Much
Ciao, Federico!
Second Look: Fellini
Amarcord
The Temptation of Dr. Antonio
Vittorio D.
The Clowns
I Vitelloni
Paisan
La Strada
Familiar Spirits
Nights of Cabiria
The Secret Diary of ‘Amarcord’
E il Casanova di Fellini?
Juliet of the Spirits
The White Sheik
Fellini’s Casanova
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2020
Fellini of the Spirits
Self (archive footage)
Fellinopolis
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Fantastic Mr. Fellini
Self (archive footage)
2015
Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian
Self (archive footage)
The End of a Beautiful Epoch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To…
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney e l’Italia - Una storia d’amore
Himself (archive footage)
2006
Marcello, una vita dolce
Self (archive footage)
Fellini’s Homecoming
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time… ‘Rome, Open City’
Self (archive footage)

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