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Fellini Essay

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Fellini When Ida and Urbano Fellini bore their first son, Federico, they must have known that he would be far from a calm easygoing person. On the evening of January 20, 1940, the weather at the seaside resort of Rimini on the Adriatic coast of Italy, was not pleasant. There was thunder, lightning, high seas, winds, and heavy rains; quite a setting for the entrance of one who was to be regarded as one of the greatest film directors in history.

Urbano was prominent salesman of confectionaries and preserves, and dreamed of training his son for the bar. Ida, who had a vibrant personality and a flair for art, was mainly in charge of raising Federico and his younger siblings, Riccado and Maddalena.

Fellini was a fairly good …show more content…

Fellini had a small group of friends, of which he seemed to be the ringleader. They would play jokes on the other children and on the teachers in his school. During confession, Federico would often make up sins just to hear the reaction of the priest; setting fire to his own home, causing the deaths of hundreds of people, axing a priest to death, and kicking a friend during recess.

The director was born tow years after Mussolini came to power and introduced fascism to Italy. Like all students, Fellini joined a fascist youth group and wore the uniform required for member ship. As a small, personal revolt against the norm, Federico would often make minor "mistakes," like not having his fez, or wearing brown shoes instead of black.

All of these aspects of his personality, including his love for women and his incredible artistic qualities could be readily seen in his films. His most famous movies are often considered grotesque, many of which are scored by Nino Rota and starring Fellini's wife, Giulietta Masini. Fellini collaborated as a scriptwriter with Roberto Rosselini on the films The Open City and Paisan, which he directed some of. His first film as solo director was the White Shark, which as followed by I Vitelloni. La Strada won international recognition with its Oscar for best foreign film. Fellini's second Oscar was with the Nights of Cabiria.

He became best known for his film, La Dolce Vita, in 1960. His third film to win

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