Inspiring Fellini

Literary Collaborations behind the Scenes

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by Federico Pacchioni

Type

Studies

Subject

Director > Federico Fellini

Keywords

Federico Fellini, literature

Publishing date

2014

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Collection

Toronto Italian Studies

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 256 pages
6 x 8 ¾ inches (15.5 x 22.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4426-1292-1

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Book Presentation:
Federico Fellini is considered one of the greatest cinematic geniuses of our time, but his films were not produced in isolation. Instead, they are the results of collaborations with some of the greatest scriptwriters of twentieth-century Italy. Inspiring Fellini re-examines the filmmaker’s oeuvre, taking into consideration the considerable influence of his collaborations with writers and intellectuals including Pier Paolo Pasolini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Andrea Zanzotto. Author Federico Pacchioni provides a portrait of Fellini that is more complex than one of the stereotypical solitary genius, as he has been portrayed by Fellini criticism in the past.

Pacchioni explores the dynamics of Fellini’s cinematic collaborations through analyses of the writers’ independently produced works, their contributions to the conceptualization of the films, and their conversations with Fellini himself, found in public and private archival sources. This book is an invaluable resource in the effort to understand the genesis of Fellini’s artistic development.

About the Author:
Federico Pacchioni is the Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco Endowed Professor in Italian Studies in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Chapman University.

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