Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini was an Italian film director whose dreamlike, visually extravagant style became synonymous with artistic cinema.
His films—*La Dolce Vita*, *8½*, *Amarcord*—blend autobiography, fantasy, and social satire.
The adjective Felliniesque describes anything surreal, carnivalesque, or extravagantly theatrical: The parade had a Felliniesque quality, all grotesque masks and circus music.
Italy's capital city
- RiminiAdriatic coastal city
- neorealismArt emphasizing contemporary actuality
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- Trevi FountainFamous Roman water feature
Imaginative planner of futures
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- stylizationArtistic rendering with deliberate conventions
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
- autobiographicalConcerning one's own life
signature style · self-referential · artistic control · iconoclast · innovator · showman · ringmaster · storyteller
Dreamlike and strange
- phantasmagoricBizarrely dreamlike and shifting
- oneiricRelating to dreams
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- hallucinatorySeeming falsely perceived
carnival · grotesque · memory · nostalgia · circus · clowns · parades · spectacle
Top Hollywood honor
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
- classicOf lasting excellence
timeless · iconic · genius · legendary · pioneer · trailblazer · paparazzi
Rome
Italy's capital city
- RiminiAdriatic coastal city
- neorealismArt emphasizing contemporary actuality
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- stylizationArtistic rendering with deliberate conventions
- mise-en-scèneVisual elements within frame
autobiographical · signature style · self-referential · artistic control · iconoclast · innovator · showman · ringmaster · storyteller · imagination
surreal
Dreamlike and strange
- phantasmagoricBizarrely dreamlike and shifting
- oneiricRelating to dreams
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
hallucinatory · carnival · grotesque · memory · nostalgia · circus · clowns · parades · spectacle · flashbacks
Academy Award
Top Hollywood honor
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
classic · timeless · iconic · genius · legendary · pioneer · trailblazer · paparazzi
La Dolce Vita
Italian epic of excess
Anthony Quinn
Federico Fellinicinéma vérité
Naturalistic documentary approach
neorealism · kitchen sink realism · social realism · Ingmar Bergman · documentary filmmaking
Federico FelliniAlfred Hitchcock
Billy Wilder · three-act structure · Steven Spielberg · Christopher Nolan
Federico FelliniIngmar Bergman