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OverviewFederico Fellini (Italy, 1920-1993) is a major figure in the history of cinema, who created his own highly personal and baroque cinematic language. He had his first major success in 1954 with La Strada, in which his wife and favourite actress Giulietta Masina plays the unforgettable Gelsomina, an innocent clown who falls prey to the violence of the post-war period. With La Dolce Vita of 1960, Fellini turned his attention to modern life and the scene in which Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg embrace in the Trevi fountain has become a globally-recognized symbol of seduction. Psychoanalysis is a clear influence on 8 (1963), in which the character of the film-maker, played by Mastroianni, is a fantasy double of Fellini himself, while Fellini Roma (1972) and Amarcord (1973) are highly personal films, combining caricature, dreams and nostalgia. In the 1980s Fellini made Ginger and Fred (1986) and Intervista (1987), both melancholic reflections on the death of cinema. Through the prism of the director s own desires and obsessions, Fellini s work is universal in scope, dealing with modern humanity in all its contradictions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Angel Quintana , Federico FelliniPublisher: Cahiers du Cinema Imprint: Cahiers du Cinema Edition: Revised ed. Dimensions: Width: 19.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.380kg ISBN: 9782866426071ISBN 10: 286642607 Pages: 104 Publication Date: 26 May 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsOn the Masters of Cinema Series Modern directors are briefly and brilliantly profiled in sharp prose and smart pictures in these movie master-classes for film buffs and beginners. -Saga Short, beautifully illustrated essays on great directors. -The Times Exceptional value... Lively and accessible... Indispensable. -Obessed With Film Bargain price. Does an already saturated market need yet more auteur guides? On this evidence, yes... Briskly paced, scalpel-sharp primers... The collective quality is high, the tone scholarly but not intimidating... A triumph of layout as much as content, each book glows with gorgeous on- and off-screen archive photography... Magnifique. -Total Film 'Don't be put of by Cahier's scholarly reputation: the tone's introductory, the pics copious' Total Film 'modern directors are briefly and brilliantly profiled in sharp prose and smart pictures in these movie master-classes for film buffs and beginners.' Saga 'short, beautifully illustrated essays on great directors' The Times 'exceptional value .. lively and accessible ... indispensable' Obessed with Film.com 'bargain price. Does an already saturated market need yet more auteur guides? On this evidence, yes. ... briskly paced, scalpel-sharp primers ...The collective quality is high, the tone scholarly but not intimidating. ... A triumph of layout as much as content, each book glows with gorgeous on- and off-screen archive photography... Magnifique.' Total Film Author InformationAngel Quintana teaches the history and theory of cinema at the University of Gerona (Spain). He also writes on film for Cultura/s, El Punt, and the Spanish edition of Cahiers du cinema. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |