Fellini, Federico
He enjoyed international acclaim withI Vitelloni(1953),La Strada(1954; Academy Award),Nights of Cabiria(1957; Academy Award),La Dolce Vita(1960), and8 1⁄2(1963; Academy Award), the latter two widely considered his black-and-white masterpieces. Filmed in color beginning withJuliet of the Spirits(1965), his movies became a celebration of life in all its beauties and grotesqueries while also exploring Fellini's wildly imaginative dream life. These later works, includingFellini Satyricon(1969),Amarcord(1973; Academy Award),City of Women(1980),Ginger and Fred(1984), andVoices of the Moon(1990), feature international casts of distinctive faces and camera gymnastics that substitute for traditional drama.
See his tape-recorded autobiography (with C. Chandler)I, Fellini(1995); hisThree Screenplays(tr. 1970); hisThe Book of Dreams(tr. 2008); biography by H. Alpert (1986, repr. 1998); study by G. Salachas (tr. 1969);Fellini: I'm a Born Liar(documentary film dir. by D. Pettigrew, 2002).
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