
The conversation was originally part of Episode 5 (Summer 1969 Part 2). SHOWCASINGAmarcord (1973) Blu-ray Digipak / DigipackFilm Origin: Ital圜riterion Spine: 4THE CRITERION COLLECTION. This episode is a companion piece to Episode 33 (Gideon Bachmann’s Ciao, Federico!), in which David is joined by Jordan Essoe to discuss Federico Fellini’s Fellini Satyricon. Each episode of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint.
FEDERICO FELLINI CRITERION SERIES
But this lifestyle ends abruptly when one is forc…Īfter a young girl is sold to a traveling performer, she endures many hardships but finds her heart divided when she falls for another performer….įellini’s vision of infamous 18th-century womanizer and adventurer Giacomo Casanova….Ī prostitute living in Rome’s slums dreams of finding true love and a better life….Ī portrait of the city of Rome constructed through a series of impressionistic and loosely related scenes….Podcast: Download (Duration: 50:13 - 60.7MB)Ĭriterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release.
FEDERICO FELLINI CRITERION FULL
In Fellini’s first full-length color feature, Juliet is both fascinated and intimidated by the sexual freedoms enjoyed by her neighbor….Ī portrait of life in an Italian town during the 1930s, Fellini’s vision of his own childhood is dreamlike and comedic, yet poignant and full of life….įive young men spend their days in a small town drinking, carousing, and attempting to seduce women. Struggling with his latest project, famous film director Guido Anselmi takes time to reflect on his life and loves, past and present. I vitelloni, 8 ½, La strada, Nights of Cabiria, Amarcord, and Juliet of the Spirits are new 35 mm prints. With 8 ½, Fellini abandons any interest in reality, creating his own personal fantasy world.

Familiar Spirits, a 1969 interview with Federico Fellini by 8 actor Ian Dallas. Reporter's Diary: 'Zoom on Fellini,' a behind-the-scenes documentary. The series includes I vitelloni, La strada, and Nights of Cabiria, three of Fellini’s earlier efforts, which demonstrate his interest in a character’s emotions. Fellini: A Director's Notebook, a film by Fellini from 1969, newly restored in 4K. In attempt to make a stylistic departure, Fellini communicates his characters’ hopes, dreams, fears, passions, and inspirations. Will you be attending the Fellini screenings at the MFA Boston? Are your local theaters holding their own mini-festivals surrounding directors in the Criterion Collection? Let us know in the comments below.įederico Fellini (1920’“1993) began working as a screenwriter on such Italian neorealist landmark films as Rome, Open City and Paisà , but by the time he took the director’s chair in 1950, he was starting to question the genre’s principles and its focus on socioeconomics. And maybe there will be one or two converts into the world of Fellini. In Italian with English subtitles 2- DISC edition with an entire disc of special features Also includes cool mini book all about this film preowned very.12. Any excuse to sit down and watch these films with an audience should be embrace fully and wholeheartedly. Criterion had previously released the film on DVD.

The 1080p/24hz high-definition encode has been sourced from a recent 4K restoration, scanned from a 35mm interpositive. We here at the Criterion cast will hope to be able to cover this fantastic film series of one of the grand masters in film making. The sixth dual-layer disc in Criterion’s latest director-centric box set, Essential Fellini, presents Nights of Cabiria in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1. A question that’s conspicuously and consistently brought up in Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita is whether journalist and gadfly. The films being shown are I vitelloni, 8 ½, La strada, Nights of Cabiria, Amarcord, and Juliet of the Spirits in all new 35mm prints. Fellini’s unsparing odyssey of corrosive wealth and anxious commonality is given a reliably peerless A/V transfer from Criterion.

Which is why it’s wonderful to see that some of his greatest works are going to be shown on the big screen once again at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on June 16th to the 27th. Just recently covering his wonderful film Amarcord and in the past few weeks with news of La Dolce Vita maybe not having actual owners and a new print on the way for it’s 50th anniversary, it was only a matter of time before something else came along. One of these filmmakers, without question, is Federico Fellini. Working on a podcast called the Criterion Cast, several directors will be consistently reference because of their multiple entries within the Criterion Collection, and deserve every ounce of recognition. Fellini - Satyricon Trailer - Directed by Federico Fellini and starring Martin Potter, Hiram Keller, Max Born, Salvo Randone, Mario Romagnoli.
