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- AKA: "The Maestro"The New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
- Born: January 20, 1920The New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
- Birth place: Rimini, ItalyThe New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
- Resided: Rome and Fregene, ItalyThe New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
- Occupation: Director, screenwriter, actor
- Spouse: Giulietta Masina, starred in many of his filmsThe New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
- Listed as an assistant director to Roberto Rossellini on Open City (1945)The New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
- Won Oscars for La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, 8 1/2 and AmarcordStrictly Film School: La Strada, Nights of Cabiria and 8 1/2 Reviews IMDb: Amarcord
- 8 1/2 is his favorite among his own filmsThe New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
- 1993: Awarded an honorary Oscar for his achievements as a director and screenwriterThe New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
- Died: October 31, 1993 (Rome, Italy)The New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
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Federico Fellini was a director whose movies merged fantasy and reality. He was considered "the most surreal of Italian directors."Bright Lights Film Journal: Chatting About Other Things - An Interview with Federico Fellini (1999)
Before the Movies
Fellini's career began as a cartoonist.The Italian Almanac: Italian News He also wrote radio comedy before turning to film.Quotes
"All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster's autobiography." — Federico FelliniThinkExist.com: Federico Fellini Quotes"What's important are not the prisms, though they are arresting, but the world he shows us: a place whose spectacularly grand, studio-built artificiality makes us see the interior truth of what is taken to be the 'real' world outside, which is a circus." — Vincent Canby, New York Times film critic, 1985The New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
"When I start a picture, I always have a script, but I change it every day. I put in what occurs to me that day, out of my imagination. You start on a voyage; you know where you will end up, but not what will occur along the way. You want to be surprised." — Federico FelliniThe New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
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Federico Fellini Questions
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Know any obscure Oscar trivia? 2 Answers1. Name the movie that was nominated for eight Oscars, more than any other film that year, but did not receive a Best Picture nomination 2. Name 2 actors, who ... read more
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The Mahalo Top 8 1/2
- Wikipedia: Federico Fellini
- Fan Site: Don Young Felliniana Archive
- Bright Lights Film Journal: An Interview with Federico Fellini (1999)
- The New York Times: 'Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73' (November 1, 1993)
- Gerald Peary: 'Fellini: I'm A Born Liar' (September, 2003)
- Good Writes: From an Interview by Toni Maraini (1990)
- Roger Ebert: 8 1/2 in Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" Series
- YouTube Video: Federico Fellini (Time: 7:00)
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Federico Fellini Timeline
- 1920: Born on January 20
- 1938: Moves to Florence
- 1939: Enrolls in law school in Rome to avoid being drafted
- 1939: Works for the newspaper Il Popolo di Roma and the magazine Marc' Aurelio
- 1943: Meets and marries Giulietta Masina
- 1953: Directs first solo film — Lo Sceicco Bianco (The White Sheik)
- 1970: Appears for the first time in one of his films - The Clowns
- 1990: Completes final film — La Voce Della Luna (Voices of the Moon)
- 1993 Federico Fellini dies of a heart attack on October 31.
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Federico Fellini Filmography & Awards
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1950: Luci del varieta (Variety Lights)
- 1952: Lo Sceicco bianco (The White Sheik)
- 1954: La Strada (The Road) | Won the Silver Lion for La Strada
- 1957: Le Notti di Cabiria (Nights of Cabiria)
- 1958: Blue Ribbon Award - Best Foreign Language Film for: La Strada
- 1960: La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) | Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm") Award for La Dolce Vita
- 1963: 8 1/2
- 1967: KCFCC Award for Giulietta Degli Spiriti
- 1972: Roma
- 1973: Amarcord (I Remember)
- 1974: NYFCC Award for Amarcord
- 1976: Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (Fellini's Casanova)
- 1978: BAFTA Foreign Film Award for Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (Fellini's Casanova)
- 1980: La Citta Delle Donne (City of Women)
- 1987: Intervista | Awarded 'Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Meri


