The Films of Federico Fellini
The Films of Federico Fellini
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USDThis study examines the career of one of Italy's most renowned filmmakers through close analysis of five masterpieces that span his career: La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Amarcord and Interview. Providing an overview of Fellini's early career as a cartoonist and scriptwriter for Neorealist directors such as Roberto Rosselini, it traces the development of his unique and personal cinematic vision as it transcends Italian Neorealism. Rejecting an overtly ideological approach to Fellini's cinema, Bondanella emphasizes the director's interest in fantasy, the irrational, and individualism.
- Interprets Fellini's major films
- Offers accessible, jargon-free introduction to the renowned Italian director
- Presents Fellini as the champion of a personal, poetic cinema that opposes contemporary ideology and privileges the emotions as a valid means of knowing
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"Bondanella (Indiana Univ.) provides an insightful survey of Fellini's life and works, from his neo-realist and industrial scriptwriting to his TV commercials for the Bank of Rome. The author offers what this reviewer considers to be the best analysis to date of each of five representative features." Choice
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December 2004Adobe eBook Reader
9780511059414
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42 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Federico Fellini: a life in the cinema
- 2. La Strada: the cinema of poetry and the road beyond neorealism
- 3. La Dolce Vita: the art film spectacular
- 4. 8 1/2: the celebration of artistic creativity
- 5. Amarcord: nostalgia and politics
- 6. Interview: a summation of a cinematic career
- A Fellini Filmography: principal credits
- Selected bibliography on Federico Fellini.
