Biography
Federico Fellini, Knight Grand Cross (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century. Personal and highly idiosyncratic visions of society, Fellini's films are a unique combination of memory, dreams, fantasy, surrealism and desire. The adjectives "Fellinian" and "Felliniesque" are "synonymous with ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Naples to New York
2024
Story
In the immediate post-war period, amidst the rubble of a poverty-ridden Naples, two kids, Carmine and Celestina, try to survive as best they can by he...

Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo
2024
as Self (archive footage)

Fellini, confidences retrouvées
2023
as Self
Federico Fellini died on October 31st, 1993. Thirty years later, he is still considered as one of the most irreverant moviemaker in the history of cin...

The Last Days of Humanity
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The panorama of human affairs encounters the “man with a movie camera”. His playground has no boundaries, his curiosity no limits. Characters, situati...
Fellini by Fellini
2023
Explore the life and story of Federico Fellini, one of the most decorated directors in the history of cinema, with an intimate look at his works and v...

Fellinopolis
2021
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ferruccio Castronuovo was the only authorized eye, between 1976 and 1986, to film the brilliant Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini (1920-1993) in his ...

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past. The film city was solemnly inaugurated in 1937 by Musso...

Fellini of the Spirits
2020
as Self (archive footage)
2020 marks 100 years since the birth of Federico Fellini, the most prominent Italian director and one of the symbols of the insuperable cinematic heyd...

Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
2020
as Self
A documentary that collects for the first time and in an almost anthological way the historical repertoire of the Lindsay Kemp Company's shows, from t...

Fantastic Mr. Fellini
2020
as Self (archive footage)
A tribute that Wes Anderson wishes to pay to one of his favourite directors on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth. Together with Franc...
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
2016
as Self (archive footage)
A mental journey - historical, political, musical and metaphysical - in contemporary times, from the Sixties until nowadays.

The End of a Beautiful Epoch
2015
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Drama based on life and stories of one of the most popular Soviet/Russian writers - Sergei Dovlatov.

Marcello Mastroianni, the Ideal Italian
2015
as Self (archive footage)
A portrait of the mythical Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-96), a unique performer who was one of the kings of European cinema.

Walt Disney e l'Italia - Una storia d'amore
2014
as Himself (archive footage)
No other country in the world has the same kind of affection and admiration toward Walt Disney and his art and characters as Italy. His movies are leg...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

How Strange to be Named Federico
2013
as Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
On the 20th anniversary of Federico Fellini's death, Ettore Scola, a devoted admirer of the incomparable maestro, commemorates the lesser-known aspect...

Sur les traces de Fellini
2013
as Himself (archive footage)

Giovanna Cau - Diversamente giovane
2011
as Self (archive footage)
A Dream of Women
2011
as Self (archive footage)
A new documentary film on Fellini's 'La Città del Donne' ('City of Women') directed by Dominique Maillet, featuring producer Renzo Rossellini, film hi...

1960
2010
as Self (archive footage)
By presenting archive footage along with his own life story, filmmaker Gabriele Salvatores mediates an illustration of the economic boom in Italy duri...

Once Upon a Time… La Dolce Vita
2009
as Self
Documentary about the 1960 film LA DOLCE VITA directed by Federico Fellini. Using archival photos and film footage, as well as interviews, this docume...

What Do You Know About Me
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Until the 1970s, Italian cinema dominated the international scene, even competing with Hollywood. Then, in just a few years, came its rapid decline, t...

Vittorio D.
2009
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary about Vittorio de Sica with clips of his films and testimonials from friends and family.

Fellini's Homecoming
2006
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary created by the Criterion Collection for their release of Italian film director Federico Fellini's Amarcord about his relationship with ...

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Television documentary about the making of Roberto Rossellini's 1945 film "Rome, Open City".

Marcello, una vita dolce
2006
as Self (archive footage)
After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) starred in more than 160 films in his ne...

Fellini dice...
2006
as Self
A story about the mythical film director

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005
as Self (archive footage)
How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to wa...

Fellini's TV Advertisements
2003
Director
Immediately preceding INTERVISTA, director Federico Fellini made GINGER AND FRED (1986). For that film, Fellini created a number of comically exaggera...

The Last Sequence
2003
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
A documentary on Fellini’s lost alternate ending for 8½

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar
2003
as Self (archive footage)
A look at Fellini's creative process. In extensive interviews, Fellini talks a bit about his background and then discusses how he works and how he cre...

Heart of the Festival
2002
A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history.

The Magic of Fellini
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary with interviews and clips of Fellini's movies.

Fellini racconta: Passeggiate nella memoria
2000
as Self
This documentary for Italian television features extensive interviews with film director Federico Fellini looking back on his career.

Federico Fellini's Autobiography
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Federico Fellini was one of the most individual and thought provoking directors who based most of his films upon his own reflections, dreams, life eve...

A Magic Friend: The Maestro Nino Rota
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The artistic evolution of the great composer, whose work left an indelible mark in the history of Italian cinema. In this documentary Nino Rota's extr...

Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert
1993
as Self (archive footage)
A look at the life and work of composer Nino Rota.

The King of Ads
1991
Director
A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-...

Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990
as Self
Born in Mexico, Anthony Quinn became the family's main provider when his father died in an accident. Thus began the story of a man who had a thousand ...

The Voice of the Moon
1990
Director, Screenplay
Odd couple Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental asylum, and former prefect Gonnella wander through the countryside and discover a dystopia mad...

Towards the Moon with Fellini
1990
as Himself
A rare, comical and up-close behind-the-scenes look at the late Italian director Federico Fellini, as he directs his last film, "La Voce Della Luna".

Intervista
1987
as Federico Fellini (uncredited)
Federico Fellini welcomes us into his world of film making with a mockumentary about his life in film, as a Japanese film crew follows him around.

Intervista
1987
Director, Story, Screenplay
Federico Fellini welcomes us into his world of film making with a mockumentary about his life in film, as a Japanese film crew follows him around.

Ginger and Fred
1986
Director, Story, Screenplay
Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety sho...

Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema
1985
as Self
A documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry.

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
1984
as Self
A film of Enrico Berlinguer's funeral in Rome, briefly tracing his career as leader of the Italian Communist Party.

Fellini Racconta: Diary of a Film
1983
as Self
A documentary made by Italian television with behind-the-scenes footage of the making of Federico Fellini's AND THE SHIP SAILS ON and extensive interv...

Il tassinaro
1983
as Federico Fellini
Pietro Marchetti, a mature Roman taxi driver, has countless and interesting meetings while he is on duty with his car "Zara 87".

And the Ship Sails On
1983
Director, Screenplay, Story
In 1914, a cruise ship sets sail from Naples to spread the ashes of beloved opera singer Edmea Tetua near Erimo, the isle of her birth. During the voy...

Notre Dame de la Croisette
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A woman goes to Cannes and, lost in its chaos and unable to obtain tickets, ends up watching it on television from her hotel room.
Fellini nel cestino
1983
as Self

Felllini by Fellini
1982
as Self
Explore the life and story of Federico Fellini, one of the most decorated directors in the history of cinema, with an intimate look at his works and v...
Notes on City of Women
1982
This 1980 on-set documentary features an extensive look behind the scenes of the film.

My Name Is Anna Magnani
1980
as Self
Traces the life of Anna Magnani, her creations, her successes, her triumphs, her boycotted career, her nonconformism, her anxieties, her generosity .....
La dolce vita 20 anni dopo
1980
Special TG3 by Giorgio Chiecchi of 8 May 1980.

City of Women
1980
Director, Screenplay, Story
The charismatic Snaporaz encounters an alluring woman on a train and pursues her through a forest. He ends up at a hotel populated by women gathered f...

Orchestra Rehearsal
1979
Director, Screenplay, Story
An orchestra assembles for a rehearsal in an ancient chapel under the inquisitive eyes of a TV documentary crew, but an uprising breaks out.

Fellini's Casanova
1976
Director, Screenplay
Casanova is a libertine, collecting seductions and sexual feats. But he is really interested in someone, and is he really an interesting person? Is he...

World Congress of Witchcraft 1975
1975
as Himself
The meeting in Bogota, Colombia, on Aug 27, 1975, brought together spiritualist from many cultures: Israeli mentalist Uri Geller, Italian surrealist ...

E il Casanova di Fellini?
1975
as Self
During his preparation for his film on Casanova Fellini asks a number of renowned actors to give him their view on the character of Casanova.

We All Loved Each Other So Much
1974
as Himself
Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.

We All Loved Each Other So Much
1974
Thanks
Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.

The Secret Diary of 'Amarcord'
1974
as Self
A tongue-in-cheek documentary that goes "behind the scenes" during the production of Federico Fellini's film "Amarcord" (1973).

Amarcord
1973
Screenplay, Director, Story
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavio...

Roma
1972
as Self (uncredited)
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.

Roma
1972
Screenplay, Director, Story
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.

The Clowns
1970
as Federico Fellini (uncredited)
Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby ...

The Clowns
1970
Director, Screenplay
Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby ...

Alex in Wonderland
1970
as Self
Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews, the movie is considered a critical, artistic and s...

Ciao, Federico!
1970
as Self
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the filming of the Federico Fellini film, "Satyricon."

Satyricon
1969
Screenplay, Director, Story
After his young lover, Gitone, leaves him for another man, Encolpio decides to kill himself, but a sudden earthquake destroys his home before he has a...

Fellini: A Director’s Notebook
1969
as Self
Fellini discusses his views of making motion pictures and his unorthodox procedures. He seeks inspiration in various out of the way places. During thi...

Fellini: A Director’s Notebook
1969
Screenplay, Director
Fellini discusses his views of making motion pictures and his unorthodox procedures. He seeks inspiration in various out of the way places. During thi...

Sweet Charity
1969
Original Story
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally ...

Spirits of the Dead
1968
Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man ha...

Toby Dammit
1968
Director
During a trip to Rome, a debauched Shakespearian actor is tormented by the Italian film industry, fans, the press and the Devil, who appears as a litt...

Cinéma et Réalité
1967
as Self
In this documentary, giants of italian cinema such as Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini and Zavattini talk about the importance of cinema after WW2, and ab...

Familiar Spirits
1966
as Self
Interview with Italian film director Federico Fellini.

Juliet of the Spirits
1965
Director, Story, Screenplay
Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a ...

Reporter’s Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini'
1965
as Self
Documentary about the making of Federico Fellini's film JULIET OF THE SPIRITS, with behind the scenes footage and interviews with the director.
Zavoli racconta Fellini
1964
as Federico Fellini

8½
1963
Screenplay, Director, Story
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious...

Boccaccio '70
1962
Screenplay, Director
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; mi...

The Temptation of Dr. Antonio
1962
Director, Screenplay
Dr. Antonio Mazzuolo obsessively fights against what he perceives as immorality in Rome, only to be driven mad by a seductive billboard of Anita Ekber...

La Dolce Vita
1960
Director, Story, Screenplay
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the sti...

Second Look: Fellini
1960
as Self
A four-part documentary series about the Italian director Federico Fellini. Episode 1: His Childhood, His Beginnings; Episode 2: His First Films; Epis...

Fortunella
1958
Screenplay, Story
A poor girl is convinced she is the daughter of a prince.

Nights of Cabiria
1957
Director, Screenplay, Story
Rome, 1957. A woman, Cabiria, is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend, Giorgio. Rescued, she resumes her life and tries her best to find happines...

The Swindle
1955
Director, Story, Screenplay
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Throu...

La Strada
1954
Director, Screenplay, Story
When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loy...

Love in the City
1953
Director, Writer
Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.

I Vitelloni
1953
Screenplay, Director, Story
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo cra...

The Bandit of Tacca del Lupo
1952
Adaptation, Story
In 19th century southern Italy (near Melfi, Basilicata), a small force of soldiers fight in the hills against the bandits who are holding their countr...

The White Sheik
1952
Director, Screenplay, Story
In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments wit...

Position Wanted
1951
Screenplay
Maria is a housmaid and she is being engaged to Berto for fifteen years. Berto has not a lasting job so he is waiting for the death of his uncle Matte...

The City Defends Itself
1951
Screenplay, Story
Four criminals commit a robbery at a soccer stadium, and then split up to try to hide separately from the police.

The Flowers of St. Francis
1950
Screenplay
In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the ...

The Ways of Love
1950
as The Stranger
Anthology film by three directors, "A Day in the Country", "Jofroi" and "The Miracle".

Variety Lights
1950
Director, Story, Screenplay
In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters...

The Path of Hope
1950
Story, Screenplay
The story of a group of Sicilian miners and their families decide to illegally cross the border to France and their hardships.

The Mill on the Po
1949
Screenplay
In the Po Valley during the 19th century, a rich girl engaged to a well-to-do farmer ends up penniless and is forced to work for her fiancé’s relative...

In the Name of the Law
1949
Screenplay
A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia.

City of Pain
1949
Screenplay
The city of Pola is being evacuated after the peace conference of 1947 decided to assign the sovereignty to Tito's Yugoslavia. However the main charac...

L'amore
1948
as The Tramp
L'Amore ('Love') is a 1948 Italian drama anthology film that consists of two parts, The Human Voice (Una voce umana), based on Jean Cocteau's 1929 pla...

L'amore
1948
Story
L'Amore ('Love') is a 1948 Italian drama anthology film that consists of two parts, The Human Voice (Una voce umana), based on Jean Cocteau's 1929 pla...

Without Pity
1948
First Assistant Director, Screenplay, Story
A struggling woman and a black American soldier fall in love in post-World War II Italy.

Il passatore
1947
Screenplay
The story of the most infamous bandit in Romagna, who robbed from the rich to give to the poor.

Flesh Will Surrender
1947
Screenplay
Giovanni used to be a humble, mild-mannered government clerk whose life was turned upside down when he met Giulio, a notorious forger who at once set ...

Paisan
1946
as Man in Crowd (uncredited)
During the Allied invasion of Italy in World War II, six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley. These tales follow ...

Paisan
1946
Screenplay, Story, First Assistant Director
During the Allied invasion of Italy in World War II, six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley. These tales follow ...

Rome, Open City
1945
Assistant Director, Screenplay
In WWII-era Rome, underground resistance leader Manfredi attempts to evade the Gestapo by enlisting the help of Pina, the fiancée of a fellow member o...

The Last Wagon
1943
Screenplay
Toto (Aldo Fabrizi), a Roman coachman with an old fashioned horse-drawn carriage who objects to the competition from motorised taxis, doesn't want his...

The Peddler and the Lady
1943
Adaptation
Peppino, a fishmonger on Campo de' Fiori, a famous Roman marketplace, works alongside Elide, a greengrocer, who has a soft spot for him, despite the f...

Quarta pagina
1942
Writer, Screenplay

There's Room Up Ahead
1942
Screenplay, Story
A witty tram driver helps out a jobless girl in wartime Rome.
Interviews for "INTERVISTA"
N/A

The Thousand Miles
N/A
Author
In 1950s Italy, two middle-aged brothers go on a magical odyssey through their past as they take part in the world's most beautiful car race: the Mill...