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Intervista Fred e Ginger d’orchestra Prova Casanova Il (’87, Prize at Cannes, Cannes, at Prize (’87, (’85), (’79), (’76), Award), Academy Amarcord Roma Satyricon Fellini 8½ vita (’73, (’73, (’72), (‘69), Award), Academy (‘63, Cannes), at d’Or Palme (‘60, La dolce dolce La Cabiria di notti Le (‘57, another Academy Award), Award), Academy another (‘57, include works best-known His greats. cinema’s of MASTERS OF CINEMA OF MASTERS Giulietta Masina, wich wins an Academy Award, the first in a series of films that will establish Fellini as one one as Fellini establish will that films of series a in first the Award, Academy an wins wich Masina, Giulietta La Strada La (1954), starring starring (1954), by followed is This career. Sordi’s Alberto for pad launching the and Lion Silver val’s I vitelloni I bianco - Festi Film Venice the of winner the (1953), with comes success but badly, fares also (1952), Lo sceicco sceicco Lo (1950), which they self-produce, racking up significant debts. Fellini’s first film as a solo director director solo a as film first Fellini’s debts. significant up racking self-produce, they which (1950), Luci del varietà del Luci on co-director a as side his by Fellini has latter The Lattuada. Alberto and Germi Pietro including forever fond. They become some of the film world’s most in-demand screenwriters, working for various directors directors various for working screenwriters, in-demand most world’s film the of some become They fond. forever Roberto Rossellini. He also decides to team up with the comedy writer Tullio Pinelli, of whom he will be be will he whom of Pinelli, Tullio writer comedy the with up team to decides also He Rossellini. Roberto Paisà aperta città Roma , striking up a productive friendship with with friendship productive a up striking , onto straight moves then and on works He Fellini begins to contribute to scripts for films by Fabrizi and others, soon gaining a name as a screenwriter. a as name a gaining soon others, and Fabrizi by films for scripts to contribute to begins Fellini They will get married on 30th October 1943 and will have one child, who died just a month after his birth. birth. his after month a just died who child, one have will and 1943 October 30th on married get will They He also cooperates on radio variety shows, where he meets the young actress Giulietta Masina (1921-1994). (1921-1994). Masina Giulietta actress young the meets he where shows, variety radio on cooperates also He attending the theatre scene known as avanspettacolo and writes monologues for the comedian Aldo Fabrizi. Fabrizi. Aldo comedian the for monologues writes and avanspettacolo as known scene theatre the attending periodical, where he becomes famous thanks to hundreds of sketches, all signed “Federico”. He starts starts He “Federico”. signed all sketches, of hundreds to thanks famous becomes he where periodical, of enrolling in law school. In the Capital he joins the editorial office of “Marc’Aurelio”, a popular satirical satirical popular a “Marc’Aurelio”, of office editorial the joins he Capital the In school. law in enrolling of the weekly Florence-based satirical publication “420”. In January 1939 he moves to Roma, on the pretext pretext the on Roma, to moves he 1939 January In “420”. publication satirical Florence-based weekly the F “Domenica del Corriere” newspaper, where several Fellini’s caricatures appear, as well as with with as well as appear, caricatures Fellini’s several where newspaper, Corriere” del “Domenica Cinema Fulgor commissions him portraits of the stars. In early 1938 he begins working with the the with working begins he 1938 early In stars. the of portraits him commissions Fulgor Cinema director begins to make a name for himself as a caricaturist: to promote films, the manager of of manager the films, promote to caricaturist: a as himself for name a make to begins director Urbano, a salesman native of Gambettola. While still attending secondary school, the future film film future the school, secondary attending still While Gambettola. of native salesman a Urbano, ederico Fellini was born in Rimini on 20th January 1920, son of Ida Barbiani, from Roma, and and Roma, from Barbiani, Ida of son 1920, January 20th on Rimini in born was Fellini ederico FELLINI’S LOCATIONS 1 Fontana di Trevi 8 Piazza San Pietro 13 Parco degli Acquedotti La dolce vita (1960) Lo sceicco bianco (1952) La dolce vita (1960) The spectacular baroque fountain plays host to the The square plays host to the reconciliation between The film opens with a panoramic shot of Parco degli film most celebrated scene in which the legendary Ivan (Leopoldo Trieste) and Wanda (Brunella Bovo) Acquedotti. Here Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni) Anita Ekberg takes a dip. after her getaway in the hope of meeting the hero starts his helicopter tour. of her dreams. 2 Piazza del Popolo La dolce vita (1960) 14 Mausoleo di Cecilia Metella La dolce vita (1960) The film opens with a panoramic shot of the Roma (1972) Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni) and Maddalena square, where Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni) For a fleeting moment at the beginning of the (Anouk Aimée) pick up a prostitute in the car here is flying in a helicopter transporting a statue film, a fragment of the tomb can be seen. A to take her back home. of Christ. We see the square again later when massive and savage prostitute, who becomes the Marcello meets the beautiful Swedish star Sylvia Roma (1972) symbol of the film, is standing among busts and (Anita Ekberg) for the first time and climbs to the fragments of Roman columns. Fellini shows us the square briefly during the top of Michelangelo’s dome with her. ending, as a group of bikers make the journey from Castel Sant’Angelo to the Colosseum. 15 Foro Italico 9 Castel Sant’Angelo Roma (1972) Lo sceicco bianco (1952) 3 Via Veneto The main film character, from Rimini, Fellini Wanda (Brunella Bovo), planning to throw herself La dolce vita (1960) himself, goes as a child with his family to the into the Tiber due to the shame of almost having cinema. Here he watches a newsreel showing a The street is one of the symbols of the film: every betrayed her husband Ivan (Leopoldo Trieste), evening the movie stars meet at the Café de Paris. group of athletes ready to do the Roman salute, arrives underneath the Sant’Angelo Bridge, but after jumping into the fire ring at the Foro Italico Le notti di Cabiria (1957) the water is too low and all she manages is a Stadium. The sweet, naïve prostitute Cabiria (Giulietta laughable fall. Masina) heads here every day, mingling with other Roma (1972) 16 Eur women whose rates are a lot higher than her own. The starting point for the wonderful nighttime ride by a gang of bikers, which ends up at the Boccaccio 70 (1962) Fellini, who was very fond of this district, depicts 4 Trinità dei Monti Colosseum. it for the first time in this film. His favourite areas Lo sceicco bianco (1952) 10 of Eur are the Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro, The newlyweds Ivan (Leopoldo Trieste) and Wanda Piazza Campitelli better known as the Square Colosseum, the doors (Brunella Bovo) stay at the Tre Fiori hotel on Via Lo sceicco bianco (1952) of the Palazzo degli Uffici and Laghetto (The lake). Sistina. The director’s eye lingers on a panorama The newlywed Ivan (Leopoldo Trieste), feeling of Roma with Trinità dei Monti in the foreground. down and disconsolate after being abandoned by 17 Cinecittà Studios his wife Wanda (Brunella Bovo), sits on a fountain During its 80-year history, more than 3,000 films 5 Piazza di Spagna in Piazza Campitelli, where two prostitutes try to comfort him. have been created at these film studios and 51 Roma (1972) of them have won Academy Awards. Cinecittà A group of young hippies lounge on the Spanish has provided the setting for masterpieces that Steps, swimming in the Barcaccia Fountain and 11 Terme di Caracalla have thrilled generations of viewers. Teatro 5 was playing music. Le notti di Cabiria (1957) Federico Fellini’s kingdom – he shot several of his The workplace of the childlike prostitute Cabiria masterpieces there and it still holds the number one 6 Via XXIV Maggio (Quirinale) (Giulietta Masina). spot as the largest sound stage in Europe today. Lo sceicco bianco (1952) La dolce vita (1960) In this street is located the studio where the The spot, reproducing the famous Roman baths, newlywed Wanda (Brunella Bovo) is supposed to is the setting for Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni) Cinecittà shows off meet the hero of her dreams, unbeknownst to her and the Swedish star Sylvia (Anita Ekberg) to A permanent exhibition through Cinecittà husband. dance and get to know each other.