Federico Fellini

Also known as Frederico Fellini, Fellas, Federico

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

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Federico Fellini was an Italian film director, screenwriter, satirist, and writer. Born in Rimini on January 20, 1920, he worked primarily in Rome. He was married to Giulietta Masina and spoke German, English, and Italian. Fellini was influenced by Charlie Chaplin and Pablo Picasso. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Académie des beaux-arts.

Fellini received several awards, including the Praemium Imperiale, Academy Honorary Award, BAFTA Award for Best Production Design, and Bodil Awards. He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Writing (Original and Adapted Screenplay) and Best Director. His notable works include *Huit et demi* and *8 1/2*. He died of myocardial infarction in Rome on October 31, 1993.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1920
Died: 1993
Works: 125

Top works

Huit et demi
Bilder und Zeichnungen
Qualità
Kinoararum
8 1/2 [i. e. Huit et demi] de Fellini

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Film & TV

Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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,…

Known for

Federico Fellini: Fabbricante di Illusioni — Self2025
Quelli che il cinema — Self2025
Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo — Self (archive footage)2024
Fellini, confidences retrouvées — Self2023
Fellini by Fellini2023
Fellinopolis — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2021
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita — Self (archive footage)2021
Morceaux de Cannes2021
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp — Self2020
Fantastic Mr. Fellini - Intervista con Wes Anderson — Self (archive footage)2020

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Federico
Gender: male
Citizenship: Italy
Place of birth: Rimini
Place of death: Rome
Spouse: Giulietta Masina
Educated at: Sapienza University of Rome
Languages spoken: Italian
Award: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Notable work: I Vitelloni
Participant in: Documenta 6
Official website: www.federicofellini.it
Image: Federico Fellini NYWTS 2.jpg
Work location: Rome

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Commons category: Federico Fellini
date of birth: 1920-01-20
date of death: 1993-10-31
cause of death: myocardial infarction
Commons Creator page: Federico Fellini
topic's main category: Category:Federico Fellini
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
influenced by: Pablo Picasso
member of: Académie des beaux-arts
name in native language: Federico Fellini
start of work period: 1945-00-00
end of work period: 1992-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
related category: Category:Films with screenplays by Federico Fellini
has works in the collection: Museum of Modern Art
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Italy

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Encyclopedic overview

Federico Fellini ( Italian: [fedeˈriːko felˈliːni]; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. Recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films rank highly in critical polls such as that of Cahiers du Cinéma and Sight & Sound, which lists his 1963 8½ as the 10th-greatest film of all time.

Fellini's best-known films include I Vitelloni (1953), La Strada (1954), Nights of Cabiria (1957), La Dolce Vita (1960), 8½ (1963), Juliet of the Spirits (1965), Fellini Satyricon (1969), Roma (1972), Amarcord (1973), and Fellini's Casanova (1976).

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