Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was a famous Italian film-maker and director. Fellini's films typically combine memory, dreams, and fantasy.

Life and work

Born in Rimini, Fellini's first solo-directed film was Lo Sceicco Bianco (1951), with Alberto Sordi, written by Michelangelo Antonioni and Ennio Flaiano. In making this movie Fellini met Nino Rota, the musician who would follow him for the successful remainder of his career.

Related Topics:
Rimini - 1951 - Alberto Sordi - Michelangelo Antonioni - Nino Rota

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Apart from making films he also wrote scripts for radio shows, for movies (mainly for Rossellini) and wrote comic gags for well known actors like Aldo Fabrizi. Fellini also produced several drawings (mostly pencil on paper), often humorous portraits. It is with these works that young Fellini encountered cinema: his first success was in drawing advertising pictures for movies.

Related Topics:
Radio - Cinema

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During Fascism an Avanguardista, his first writings were for Alleanza Cinematografica Italiana (ACI), a production company of Vittorio Mussolini, son of Benito, who introduced him to Roberto Rossellini, husband of Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman.

Related Topics:
Fascism - Benito - Roberto Rossellini - Ingrid Bergman

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In 1944, when Fascism was over, he opened a shop in Rome in which he sold these drawings. The shop was named (in English) "The Funny Face Shop", and contained works from Fellini and De Seta, Verdini, Camerini, Scarpelli, Majorana, Guasta, Giobbe, Attalo, Migneco (all writers, directors or otherwise intellectuals working for Italian cinema). In the same year started his contribution to Rossellini's Roma città aperta, with Aldo Fabrizi.

Related Topics:
1944 - Rome - Rossellini - Roma città aperta - Aldo Fabrizi

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Fellini also took part in writing another of Rossellini's movies: Paisà. He wrote also for other directors as Alberto Lattuada, Pietro Germi and Luigi Comencini.

Related Topics:
Alberto Lattuada - Pietro Germi - Luigi Comencini

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Fellini's wife, actress Giulietta Masina (married in 1943) was often in his movies. Other actors Fellini frequently worked with include Marcello Mastroianni, Alberto Sordi, and Anita Ekberg.

Related Topics:
Actress - Giulietta Masina - Marcello Mastroianni - Alberto Sordi - Anita Ekberg

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In 1945 Fellini had a son who survived for only 2 weeks; it was the only son of Fellini and Giulietta Masina.

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In 1948 Fellini acted in Rossellini's Il Miracolo.

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Throughout the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s his films received critical acclaim and he was rewarded with several Oscars.

Related Topics:
1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s

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In 1991 Fellini's text "Trip to Tulum" was translated into English by Stefano Gaudiano and published in a graphic form in the magazine: Crisis with artwork by Milo Manara.

Related Topics:
Trip to Tulum - English - Crisis - Milo Manara

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In 1993 he received an Academy Award ("Oscar") for his lifetime achievement. That same year, he died in Rome at the age of 73.

Related Topics:
1993 - Academy Award - Rome

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The Federico Fellini International Airport in Rimini, is named in his honor.

Related Topics:
Federico Fellini International Airport - Rimini

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