Fellini on Fellini - Federico Fellini

One of the greatest Italian filmmakers, Federico Fellini (1920-1993) created such masterpieces as
La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon , and
Amarcord.
His prodigious body of work evokes Pirandello, existentialism, "the silence of God," as well as show business. Critics have accused him of being a charlatan, hypocrite, clown, and demon, and have hailed him as a magician, poet, genius, and prophet.
Fellini on Fellini
is a fascinating collection of his articles, interviews, essays, reminiscences, and table talk, carefully arranged to chart the progress of his life and work. There are boyhood memories of his hometown, Remini, and his highly improbable beginnings as a scriptwriter for Rossellini letters to Jesuit priests and Marxist critics defending his first international success,
La Strada
anecdotes and revelations about the making of
La Dolca Vita, 8 1/2,
and
The Clowns
and insights into all aspects of filmmaking. Here, Fellini reveals, as no one else can, a rich digest of his brilliant and controversial career.