Fellini of the Spirits (2020)
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.
Director: Selma Dell'Olio
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Terry Gilliam as Self |
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Filippo Ascione as Self |
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Damien Chazelle as Self |
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William Friedkin as Self |
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Andrea Minuz as Self |
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Fiammetta Profili as Self |
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Aldo Tassone as Self |
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Sergio Zavoli as Self |
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Gigi Proietti as Self |
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Andrea De Carlo as Self |
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Marina Cicogna as Self |
| Sound | Antonio Fresa | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Daniele Botteselle | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Stuart Mabey | Editor |
| Writing | Selma Dell'Olio | Writer |
| Directing | Selma Dell'Olio | Director |
