Poster for the movie Fellini of the Spirits

Fellini of the Spirits

2020 • 90 minutes
DocumentaryAnimation

2020 marks 100 years since the birth of Federico Fellini, the most prominent Italian director and one of the symbols of the insuperable cinematic heyday of mid-20th century. Fellini had always been a mysterious director, not only in his cryptic symbolism but also in his idiosyncratic, excessive mixture of psychoanalysis, Catholicism and faith in the mysterious. In this documentary, his relationship with the paranormal, luck and fate, alongside the coexistence of organized discourse and transcendence to the imaginary, is examined via friends, collaborators and distinguished fans (Friedkin, Gilliam, Chazelle). A great testimony to why rationalists and ideologists have a hard time with his work, ‘Fellini and the Spirits’ is an appropriate yet unexpected tribute.

Picture of Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Self (archive footage)

Picture of Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Self

Picture of Filippo Ascione

Filippo Ascione

Self

Picture of Damien Chazelle

Damien Chazelle

Self

Picture of William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Self

Picture of Andrea Minuz

Andrea Minuz

Self

Picture of Fiammetta Profili

Fiammetta Profili

Self

Picture of Aldo Tassone

Aldo Tassone

Self

Picture of Sergio Zavoli

Sergio Zavoli

Self

Picture of Gigi Proietti

Gigi Proietti

Self

Picture of Andrea De Carlo

Andrea De Carlo

Self

Picture of Marina Cicogna

Marina Cicogna

Self