TMI (Today’s Movie Info)
February: Director’s Month
FEDERICO FELLINI (1920-93) is revered as one of the most influential filmmakers of the twentieth century. He was married for 50 years to Giulietta Masina (pictured together). She was his creative muse and was cast in many of his films, most notably La Strada (1954) and Nights of Cabiria (1957). “Felliniesque” is a film term used to describe baroque, dream-like sequences such as those Fellini produced. The term paparazzi was derived from the character, Paparazzo, who photographs celebrities in the Fellini classic La Dolce Vita (1960). He had four films nominated for Oscars as Best Foreign Film: La Strada (1954), Nights of Cabiria (1957), 8 ½ (1963), and Amarcord (1973) … all four won the award. Additionally, he was nominated for twelve other Oscars (writing, directing). Speaking (tongue-in-cheek) as a stereotypical Italian lover, he once said “It’s easier to be faithful to a restaurant than it is to a woman.” Sadly, his wife of 50 years died a mere five months after he passed away.
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