Overview

A complex and at times controversial film-maker whose career spanned the second half of the twentieth century, Federico Fellini (19201993) remains central to the Italian cultural imagery and the object of ongoing debates and critical scrutiny at home and abroad. Images from his films Gelsomina's tears, Marcello's sunglasses have become global signifiers not only for Fellini and Italian cinema but for Italy itself, as steadily lodged in the world's collective unconscious as the Colosseum's arches and Venice's gondolas. Marking the centenary of Fellini's birth, Federico Fellini: Centenary Essays reassesses the film-maker's legacy with diverse contributions from established and emerging Fellini scholars as well as renowned Canadian film-makers. From literary influences to pictorial references, from artistic collaborations to politics, and from exhibition history to revivals, the collection covers the pivotal aspects of Fellini's poetics through contemporary methodological tools and features a wide array of scholarly approaches. With complexity and nuance, the book takes stock of the enormous cultural legacy of one of the most celebrated directors in cinema history and is essential reading for scholars and cinephiles alike.

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Author:   Marco Malvestio ,  Jessica Whitehead ,  Alberto Zambenedetti
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781487543983

ISBN 10:   1487543980
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   24 December 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Fellini at 100 – The Lingering Celebration Marco Malvestio, Jessica Whitehead, and Alberto Zambenedetti Film-Makers on Fellini Reflections on 8 ? Screens Atom Egoyan Q&A on The Rabbit Hunters (2020) Guy Maddin The Unexpected Moment Deepa Metha In Memoriam Introduction: Ottavio Cirio Zanetti – In Memoriam Andrew A. Monti Federico Fellini’s Urban Planning Ottavio Cirio Zanetti Fellini’s Graphic World Ottavio Cirio Zanetti Deleuzional Ponderings: The Fellinian Symbolic (in Memory of Marguerite Waller) Frank Burke Centenary Essays What Is in the Modern Look? Federico Fellini and the Photography of William Klein Giuliana Minghelli Fellini, Theorist of Culture, 1950–1972 Veronica Pravadelli Oenothea’s Gaze: Donyale Luna in Fellini Satyricon Shelleen Greene Consumer Capitalism, National Identity, and Heterotopia in Fellini’s Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio Eleonora Sartoni Fellini, Dante, Il viaggio di G. Mastorna, and Dreams Mirko Tavoni Il viaggio di G. Mastorna’s Constellation at the Crossroads of Arts and Media Marina Vargau The Genesis of Steiner: La dolce vita as Authorial Melting Pot Federico Pacchioni Amarcord: Fascism, Nightmares, and the Spectator’s Autobiography Emanuele Morreale Spectres of Venice: Il Casanova di Federico Fellini and the Gothic Marco Malvestio and Alberto Zambenedetti Sense of Place and “Placelessness”: Fellini’s Rome Andrea Minuz Framing Women in Fellini’s Films and Drawings Dishani Samarasinghe   Originals in the Dark, Imitations in the Light: Federico Fellini’s Ginger e Fred Giovanna Lisena  “The Tyrant Spectator”: Intermediality, Spectatorship, and Subjectivation in Federico Fellini Giacomo Tagliani Imaginary Worlds and Startling Creatures: Federico Fellini and Popular Culture Manuela Gieri The Megaphone Ran Out of Battery: The Invitation of Fellini’s Voices Gaia Malnati   Watch Out! Flashback! Fellini’s Memory Films Russell J.A. Kilbourn   Fellini’s Notes on Camp to John Waters Eleonora Lima   The Mastrangelo Collection and Fellini’s Distribution in Canada Jessica Whitehead and Christina Stewart  “Women with Big Breasts and Wide Hips”: Federico Fellini’s Cinema in Chinese Media Essays Gaoheng Zhang Contributors Index

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"""Federico Fellini: Centenary Essays mirrors the Maestro's own method in so many ways. It is at turns celebratory and critical, reflective and speculative, concerned with high art and interested in popular culture. In a word, this volume is all-inclusive: it provides a perfect introduction to the many directions in Fellini scholarship (race, gender, media, exhibition, reception) and serves as an up-to-date account of 'where we are now' a hundred years after the birth of Italy's greatest director.""--Jim Carter, Lecturer in Italian and Associate Director of Cinema and Media Studies, Boston University ""Federico Fellini: Centenary Essays constitutes a vital scholarly resource that encapsulates Fellini's multifaceted impact on cinema and culture. Commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of Fellini's birth, this anthology is distinguished by its academic rigour, perceptive critiques, and extensive array of viewpoints. The volume features contributions from Canadian film-makers Atom Egoyan, Guy Maddin, and Deepa Mehta, alongside comprehensive analyses of Fellini's filmography. It examines the narrative techniques, iconic visual style, and unique blend of high and popular culture that characterize his work. Furthermore, the book explores less frequently addressed dimensions of Fellini's oeuvre, including the Gothic elements in Il Casanova and the portrayal of African American actress Donyale Luna in Satyricon, thereby enhancing our appreciation of Fellini's enduring legacy.""--Maria Elena D'Amelio, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies, University of San Marino"

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Marco Malvestio is an assistant professor in the Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies at the University of Padova. Jessica Whitehead is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Languages at Cape Breton University. Alberto Zambenedetti is an associate professor in the Department of Italian Studies and the Cinema Studies Institute at the University of Toronto.

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