Fellini of the Spirits

movie

2020 marks 100 years since the birth of Federico Fellini, the most prominent Italian director and one of the symbols of the insuperable cinematic heyday of mid-20th century. Fellini had always been a mysterious director, not only in his cryptic symbolism but also in his idiosyncratic, excessive mixture of psychoanalysis, Catholicism and faith in the mysterious. In this documentary, his relationship with the paranormal, luck and fate, alongside the coexistence of organized discourse and transcendence to the imaginary, is examined via friends, collaborators and distinguished fans (Friedkin, Gilliam, Chazelle). A great testimony to why rationalists and ideologists have a hard time with his work, ‘Fellini and the Spirits’ is an appropriate yet unexpected tribute.

Cast & crew

Selma Dell'Olio · Gigi Proietti · Andrea De Carlo · Damien Chazelle · Filippo Ascione · Sergio Zavoli · William Friedkin · Fiammetta Profili · Aldo Tassone · Andrea Minuz · Terry Gilliam

Studios & networks

Cineteca del Comune di Bologna · Mad Entertainment · RAI · Walking The Dog