It was just after the United States decided not to join the League of Nations that Federico Fellini was born. January 20, 1920 brought into the world a boy who would become the worlds most influential and revered filmmaker of his time.
Fellini always had a unique style to his directing, his scripts and his films altogether. His Films conjure a seamless mix of his own memories from his youth, with a mix of fantasy, desire, and dreams. His films such as La Strada, Le Notti di Cabiria, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, and ill Cassanova di Federico Fellini are all Oscar winning titles credited to his name. It’s important to note that Fellini was involved with the writing of his films as well. He would keep the script on him at all times, and have it memorized. As far as he was concerned the actors were all puppets and he was the only one who should know what exactly should be happening in the scene. He would make his crew create a moving sea that he wanted to look real as well as fake. He always liked to fake things, as he said in an interview, “ I am constantly reminded by my profession that I am a magician!”
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I'm not sure what, in your estimation, characterizes a "Fellini Film." Is there something stylistic? Could you point to a specific film or two?
Fellini Satyricon and 8 1/2 both have intense sequences. They are fill of strong visuals, fantasies and dreams. In 8 1/2 there is that entire dream sequence with the director and all the women of his life. In Satyricon the sets are very detailed and the character movement is very much on purpose as directed by Fellini.
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