Actress Giulietta Masina plays Gelsomina, the innocent and melancholy clown sold into servitude to the travelling strongman, Zampanò, played by Anthony Quinn. One of Fellini’s most highly influential and acclaimed films of this time was La Strada 1954 (illustrated).
Production still from I Vitelloni 1953/ Director: Federico Fellini / Image courtesy: Janus Films His early cinematic style was formed by the influential film movement of Italian Neorealism: a response to the cultural shift brought about by the end of World War Two and the demise of the fascist Mussolini government, Neorealism - and Fellini’s films - explored the human condition with an unflinching eye.
Variety Lights had only a modest box office and critical response, but through it, Fellini secured backing to make the films I Vitelloni 1953 (illustrated) and Il Bidone (The Swindle) 1955.
Reflecting on this experience, Fellini has remarked that Lattuada did all the work while he learnt the craft. ‘I didn’t choose to become a filmmaker: it was the cinema that chose me.’įellini launched his directing career in the form of a co-directing credit with Alberto Lattuada on the 1950 film Variety Lights, which follows a troupe of vaudeville performers. From the self-aware comedy drama 8½ 1963 and the seductive yet damning La Dolce Vita 1960, to the Academy Award-winning La Strada 1954, the hyper-real Juliet of the Spirits 1965 and the flamboyant Fellini Satyricon 1969, the film program showcases each of Fellini’s features and omnibus films. The Australian Cinémathèque presents a retrospective of celebrated Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini - a larger-than-life persona whose grand and fantastical cinematic visions are grounded in social critique and a bold exploration of humanity.Ī comprehensive survey of Federico Fellini’s filmography, running until 2 October 2022, charts the striking stylistic changes throughout the director’s career and features many recent restorations that highlight his extravagant aesthetic and bold storytelling.
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