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Masters of Cinema
Maestri del cinema: Federico Fellini
La collana "Maestri del cinema" ci introduce con stile appassionante e immediato alla vita e all'opera dei maggiori registri cinematografici del mondo. Ogni titolo offre una chiave di lettura per comprendere il percorso artistico dei protagonisti, dagli esordi ai film più recenti, unitamente alla filmografia completa, ai fotogrammi dei film, alle fotografie dei set e alle locandine. Firmata da esperti del settore, "Maestri del cinema" è una risorsa indispensabile per gli studenti di cinema, per i cultori appassionati così come per i neofiti che si accingono a scoprire l'opera dei grandi autori della settima arte.
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102 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2007
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December 31, 2012
There are limitations to reviewing an introductory book when one only has basic knowledge. I can't critique it or comment on its accuracy as would a person who's seen all of Fellini's films (I've seen three), let alone someone who's written a dissertation on him.
This is as intelligently written as I'd hope a Cahiers du Cinema book would be - it's the first of theirs I've read. It seems like a good, brief academic analysis and has some luscious description befitting its subject. Amarcord and 8½ were made much clearer to me, whilst it merely refreshed my memories of La Dolce Vita rather than adding new understanding, most likely because I first saw that not long after hearing Mark Kermode discuss it on the radio.
There is a lovely sense of Fellini's life and times here too (and of course that legendary ego): such energy and inspiration when he was young, surfing then creating waves, and latterly a sense of tiredness, fumbling for ideas, a wish to confront television and its siphoning of cinema audiences, whilst also being frustrated and resigned to this change.
Only about 50 of the 100 pages contain text; the rest are glossy images from films, so it is really a short book and quick to read. It's worthwhile as an introduction if you're slightly interested, but not (yet) quite enough to read a longer book on Fellini - and especially if you can get it cheaply.
This is as intelligently written as I'd hope a Cahiers du Cinema book would be - it's the first of theirs I've read. It seems like a good, brief academic analysis and has some luscious description befitting its subject. Amarcord and 8½ were made much clearer to me, whilst it merely refreshed my memories of La Dolce Vita rather than adding new understanding, most likely because I first saw that not long after hearing Mark Kermode discuss it on the radio.
There is a lovely sense of Fellini's life and times here too (and of course that legendary ego): such energy and inspiration when he was young, surfing then creating waves, and latterly a sense of tiredness, fumbling for ideas, a wish to confront television and its siphoning of cinema audiences, whilst also being frustrated and resigned to this change.
Only about 50 of the 100 pages contain text; the rest are glossy images from films, so it is really a short book and quick to read. It's worthwhile as an introduction if you're slightly interested, but not (yet) quite enough to read a longer book on Fellini - and especially if you can get it cheaply.
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