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Federico Fellini
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Federico Fellini
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This week 51 years ago Le Notti di Cabiria premiered (May 10, 1957)
Born:
January 20, 1920Died:
October 31, 1993Fellini was born in Rimini, Italy. In 1938 he left for Florence and Rome, where he worked as a writer and cartoonist. 5 years later he wrote a radio serial in which the actress Giulietta Masina appeared. She later became his wife and the star of many of his films. In the years that followed Fellini worked as a screenwriter and assistant director on several films before co directingVariety Lights (1951). But critical acclaim came in 1953/1954 with I Vitelloni and La Strada. Fellini's first full-length color film was Giulietta degli spiriti (1965) and the following films would also explore Fellini's wildly imaginative dream life. In the 1970s critics began to accuse Fellini of self-parody and his movies became less successful although Amarcord (1973) , was universally praised by critics.
Selected Movies:
- La strada (1954)
- 8½ (1963)
- Le notti di cabiria (1957)
- La dolce vita (1960)
- Amarcord (1973)
- I Vitelloni (1953)
- Il bidone (1955)
Academy awards
1993 Honorary Award1977 Nominated Best Writing for: Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (1976)
1976 Nominated Best Director for: Amarcord (1973)
1976 Nominated Best Writing for: Amarcord (1973)
1975 Won Best Foreign Language Film for: Amarcord (1973)
1971 Nominated Best Director for: Satyricon (1969)
1964 Nominated Best Director for: 8½ (1963)
1964 Nominated Best Writing for: 8½ (1963)
1964 Won Best Foreign Language Film for 8½
1962 Nominated Best Director for: La Dolce vita (1960)
1962 Nominated Best Writing for: La Dolce vita (1960)
1958 Won Best Foreign Language Film for: Le Notti di Cabiria (1957)
1958 Nominated Best Writing for: I Vitelloni (1953)
1957 Nominated Best Writing for: La Strada (1954)
1957 Won Best Foreign Language Film for: La Strada (1954)
1950 Nominated Best Writing for: Paisą (1946)
1947 Nominated Best Writing for: Roma, cittą aperta (1945)
Books:
Peter Bondanella and Cristina Degli-Esposti -> Perspectives on Federico Fellini (1993)Peter Bondanella -> The Cinema of Federico Fellini (1992)
Costanzo Costantini -> Conversations with Fellini (1996)
Federico Fellini -> Fellini on Fellini (1976)
