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The Cinema of Federico Fellini

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I've been a fanatic over Federico's work since I first saw FELLINI ROMA in a classroom one Friday night in college. I came across a poster advertising the scheduled screening; it was an image from one of the last, most unsettling scenes in the film - a very Catholic fashion show. My interest was piqued enough to spend an evening in a classroom rather than other social pursuits; and what a classroom it was. I was one of maybe three people in the room that night. I can't explain in words what I saw on the screen - it was simply incredible. It felt like my world opened a little bit more; my own dreams and ideas didn't seem quite so ridiculous.

I started to hunt down other films by this director, reading articles, reviews, anything. I eventually came across Mr. Bondanella's book, and found it to be a wonderful companion piece to the work of Fellini. It reads like a textbook, but his incites into the craft and visions of Fellini are wonderful. That said, I didn't take his interpretations as gospel - this book provides an excellent jumping off point into understanding Fellini's world - the fantasies and the world that inspired them.

I recommend this book highly to fans of Fellini and students of film in general - a fantastic document. It attempts, and I think succeeds, to capture the story of a rare kind of brilliance.

An excellent discourse on Fellini's development as a director and his creative process. Bondanella knew Fellini personally and saved many items revealing the interworkings of Fellini's creativity that would have otherwise been destroyed by Fellini himself. Recommended to any and all film students or film buffs.