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Federico Fellini: The Dream-Maker of Italian Cinema
Italian film director, born in Rimini on 20 January 1920
Federico Fellini was born in the seaside town of Rimini on 20 January 1920. He moved to Rome as a young man, working as a cartoonist and writer before joining the film industry.
He co-wrote Rome, Open City for Roberto Rossellini, then became a director. La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, both starring his wife Giulietta Masina, won Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film.
La Dolce Vita (1960) and 8½ (1963) made him one of the most celebrated directors in the world. Amarcord (1973), inspired by his childhood in Rimini, won another Oscar, and he received an honorary Academy Award shortly before his death.
Career highlights
- 1920Born in Rimini
- 1939Moves to Rome: working as a cartoonist
- 1945Rome, Open City: co-writes the screenplay
- 1954La Strada: first of his foreign-language Oscar winners
- 1960La Dolce Vita: wins the Palme d'Or
- 19638½: his celebrated film about filmmaking
- 1973Amarcord: memories of Rimini win another Oscar
- 1993Honorary Oscar: shortly before his death in Rome
Did you know?He kept dream diaries for many years, sketching the images from his dreams, and these drawings were later published as The Book of Dreams.
