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Federico Fellini
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A decade before "Caligula," Federico Fellini crafted this visually stunning look at the decadence and debauchery of Ancient Rome. Based on contemporary accounts, the succession of bizarre beings, orgiastic lifestyles and amoral attitudes reflect Fellini's views of '60s youth. With Martin Potter, Capucine, Hiram Keller. 129 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Italian Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; theatrical trailer. In Italian with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.
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The film that established Fellini as one of the leading lights of European cinema. The metaphor of a journey is used to explore his theme of the search for meaning and purpose in life.
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A cast of typically Fellini-esque characters join on a voyage to scatter the ashes of a famous diva in the ocean. The scenario is ripe for Fellini's great flights of fantasy and ... functions as both a criticism of the European aristocracy of old and a nostalgic look back at it. "A tongue-in-cheek ode to a vanished era of beauty and art" (Bruce Williamson, Playboy). With Freddie Jones, Victor Poletti, Peter Cellier, Elisa Mainardi and Paolo Paolini. Italian with English subtitles. Italy, 1984, 132 mins.
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Fellini thought that Casanova was an evil character because "he did not love." The original script was very brutal on the historical figure. It wasn't until Fellini shot the scene of Casanova and the nun that he began to sympathize with Casanova's inability to love, giving him the character of the mechanical doll and the dream ending. more
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Here is how Fellini and Pinelli, in their outline, described the final moments: "The big bell now begins to sway, moved by an exultant and desperate force. It swings back and forth, again and again, and more violently, until a deep, sonorous, solemn note falls upon the valley. . . . And other notes of the bel follow the first . . . more and more urgent, joyous, triumphant, announcing to the world that the child of the miracle, the new savior is born."
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Fellini plays a version of himself, as a documentary filmmaker interviewing a troupe of clowns. Juxtapositioned against the film crew is a young boy visiting his first circus and seeing the clowns through new eyes.
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