The Films of Federico Fellini

• Author(s): Peter Bondanella,
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Pages: 205
• ISBN_10: 0521575737
  ISBN_13: 9780521575737
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Performing Arts / Film / General , Performing Arts / Film / Direction & Production , Performing Arts / Individual Director , Social Science / Media Studies ,

Description:... The Films of Federico Fellini 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, this study traces the development of Fellini's 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.