38K views · 753 reactions | Federico Fellini's films were bright, surprising and above all, fun. His films are a testament to an extraordinary imagination, but also a deep love of an art form that is often overlooked: comics! #Fellini100 | BFI | Facebook

5K views · 172 reactions | Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 ('63) shows how...

Nino Rota esegue in casa sua il suo celebre tema di "Otto e mezzo". Il compositore milanese, legato a doppio filo all'opera di Federico Fellini, ci lasciava 45 anni fa. Prima fila, 14 dicembre 1966 #RSIArchivi #RSIMusica | RSI Archivi

Maciste in Hell (1925) was the first movie Federico Fellini could remember watching in a cinema This silent Italian fantasy-horror, directed by Guido Brignone, left an indelible mark on young Fellini, who later recalled its extraordinary visual imagination, grotesque figures, and dramatic chiaroscuro. | History of Cinema

“I think that ‘Satyricon’ (1969) is maybe much more autobiographical than even ‘8½’ (1963) because it is not an adapted biography.” Federico Fellini | History of Cinema

Federico Fellini’s 8½ (1963) “‘8½’ is the best film ever made about filmmaking. … It does what is almost impossible: Fellini is a magician who discusses, reveals, explains and deconstructs his tricks, while still fooling us with them. He claims he doesn’t know what he wants or how to achieve it, and the film proves he knows exactly, and rejoices in his knowledge.” Roger Ebert | History of Cinema