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Put u Tulum
Од Фелинијеве замисли за филм, Мило Манара, цртач познат по еротичној фантазији и заводничком стилу, дошао је на идеју да направи стрип. Оно што је започело као забава, мало-помало, постало је прави режијски рад на стрипу. Манара је задатак савладао свом својом брилијантношћу и умећем. А што се радња више удаљавала од оригиналне замисли, то је Фелини долазио на све више нових идеја. Тако се Пут у Тулум завршио почетком једног другог - Путовања Ђ. Масторне. Резултат држите у рукама. Дело се прво чита у једном даху, као стрип. Потом би ипак требало осмотрити сваку слику понаособ - као делове фреске. Цртање је уметност као и приповедање, али и гледање је уметност: дијалог посматрача са музом фантазије.
172 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1989
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Milo Manara
603 books357 followersMaurilio Manara – known professionally as Milo Manara – is an Italian comic book writer and artist, best known for his erotic approach to the medium.
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September 17, 2022
I'd give it a 70 on a 100 scale-> I rounded up as a courtesy.
Of course it's beautifully rendered by Manara and densely picturesque with opulent Fellini folderol but beyond that it's all loose ends and goes as far as it can to get nowhere.
But that's exactly what it's supposed to be so enjoy the tab. Wait, I said that wrong- I meant 'the trip'. Or... was it enjoy the trip with a tab? A little tongue tap... no 'twist'. You get it. That phase of me, years ago, would've traveled into some of those pages to converse with all the sideshow extras, wander around, get lost, then have fun finding my way out and loved it.
The stories, only by loosest definition, that precede Tulum are even more surreal and the one about Casanova stuck in a commercial-centric centrifuge of callus calamity is an excellent concept that's enjoyable but I think you, like myself, would've done it a little differently.
There are also plenty of text pieces for Fellini fandom. Some help to give some context to Tulum by recounting its genesis and its own abstract journey through the years to serial prose which baited Manara to pull Fellini into this project.
Of course it's beautifully rendered by Manara and densely picturesque with opulent Fellini folderol but beyond that it's all loose ends and goes as far as it can to get nowhere.
But that's exactly what it's supposed to be so enjoy the tab. Wait, I said that wrong- I meant 'the trip'. Or... was it enjoy the trip with a tab? A little tongue tap... no 'twist'. You get it. That phase of me, years ago, would've traveled into some of those pages to converse with all the sideshow extras, wander around, get lost, then have fun finding my way out and loved it.
The stories, only by loosest definition, that precede Tulum are even more surreal and the one about Casanova stuck in a commercial-centric centrifuge of callus calamity is an excellent concept that's enjoyable but I think you, like myself, would've done it a little differently.
There are also plenty of text pieces for Fellini fandom. Some help to give some context to Tulum by recounting its genesis and its own abstract journey through the years to serial prose which baited Manara to pull Fellini into this project.
October 26, 2012
The mythology behind the failure of Trip to Tulum to become a film is as fascinating as the actual success of Federico Fellini and Milo Manara's hypnotic and beautifully drawn work itself. There are a couple of strange stories circulating about the reasons for the film not getting off the ground. I am unsure as to just how much truth there is in either.
Unsurprisingly, Fellini is reported to have been a fan of Carlos Castaneda, whose psycho-tropically inspired books full of mysticism and visions were all the rage in the 60s and early 70s. The two were said to have visited the Yucatan together scouting out locations for the shooting of a film which Fellini initially called The Journey of G. Mastorna. Fellini's film was to be loosely based on Castaneda's, The Teachings of Don Juan which had a massive following. The Peruvian author is reported to have mysteriously disappeared and Fellini later reported that Castaneda had been threatened by cultists who did not want their secrets widely broadcast to the world.
An article published in the Mexican magazine Proceso quotes Fellini:
“My film project based on Castaneda’s stories upset, alarmed or alerted a particular group of people,” ... “Castaneda must have belonged to a well organized group with an ideology that its members believed in fanatically, which also has underground informants scattered throughout the world. I am convinced that Castaneda was, in a certain way, under the power of this mystical group. In all churches, and even more so in the occult, there are truths that must not be revealed. Otherwise it is treason. Silence is required. The ‘friends’ of his books tolerated Castaneda, but when they realized that a film would disclose their mysteries they intervened to scare Castaneda.”
The full story from Proceso (in Spanish) can be found here
I was surprised to read that Fellini was actually very superstitious and that the movie, in its preparatory phase, was plagued by eerie mishaps. Fellini is said to have been haunted by nightmares and gave up the project after a huge Gothic church set collapsed minutes after it had been erected.
According to Dan Shepelavy, "...the script and its attendant themes and vignettes sunk back into Fellini’s imagination. Over time bits and pieces floated to the surface in other films".
Milo Manara stepped in some time afterwards (1990)wanting to create a graphic novel of the script and Fellini, shaken by his encounter (and a fan of "comics" in any case), agreed. Fellini died in 1993.
So this is Fellini's long lost, last film (in comic book form) with Snaporaz - a Marcello Mastrioanni "everyman" character or Fellini avatar - being bewitched and put through his paces, trials and tribulations.
Snaporaz wanders like Ulysees, through the enchanted and phantasmagoric sets of the Italian film maker's past works - a veritable Odyssey!
This book was published in serial form in Milan's Corriere Della Sera in 1986 and has been almost impossible to find (in English at least).
I noticed that there is a new anthology of Manara's work available (2012),in which Trip to Tulum appears (volume 3)
The Manara Library: Volume 3
If only Fellini had overcome the obstacles that troubled the production of the film and had lived long enough to realize this great graphic work on celluloid!
Visit my site to read a longer version of this review titled Viaggio a Tulum : Fellini's Great, Last Collaborative Work
Unsurprisingly, Fellini is reported to have been a fan of Carlos Castaneda, whose psycho-tropically inspired books full of mysticism and visions were all the rage in the 60s and early 70s. The two were said to have visited the Yucatan together scouting out locations for the shooting of a film which Fellini initially called The Journey of G. Mastorna. Fellini's film was to be loosely based on Castaneda's, The Teachings of Don Juan which had a massive following. The Peruvian author is reported to have mysteriously disappeared and Fellini later reported that Castaneda had been threatened by cultists who did not want their secrets widely broadcast to the world.
An article published in the Mexican magazine Proceso quotes Fellini:
“My film project based on Castaneda’s stories upset, alarmed or alerted a particular group of people,” ... “Castaneda must have belonged to a well organized group with an ideology that its members believed in fanatically, which also has underground informants scattered throughout the world. I am convinced that Castaneda was, in a certain way, under the power of this mystical group. In all churches, and even more so in the occult, there are truths that must not be revealed. Otherwise it is treason. Silence is required. The ‘friends’ of his books tolerated Castaneda, but when they realized that a film would disclose their mysteries they intervened to scare Castaneda.”
The full story from Proceso (in Spanish) can be found here
I was surprised to read that Fellini was actually very superstitious and that the movie, in its preparatory phase, was plagued by eerie mishaps. Fellini is said to have been haunted by nightmares and gave up the project after a huge Gothic church set collapsed minutes after it had been erected.
According to Dan Shepelavy, "...the script and its attendant themes and vignettes sunk back into Fellini’s imagination. Over time bits and pieces floated to the surface in other films".
Milo Manara stepped in some time afterwards (1990)wanting to create a graphic novel of the script and Fellini, shaken by his encounter (and a fan of "comics" in any case), agreed. Fellini died in 1993.
So this is Fellini's long lost, last film (in comic book form) with Snaporaz - a Marcello Mastrioanni "everyman" character or Fellini avatar - being bewitched and put through his paces, trials and tribulations.
Snaporaz wanders like Ulysees, through the enchanted and phantasmagoric sets of the Italian film maker's past works - a veritable Odyssey!
This book was published in serial form in Milan's Corriere Della Sera in 1986 and has been almost impossible to find (in English at least).
I noticed that there is a new anthology of Manara's work available (2012),in which Trip to Tulum appears (volume 3)
The Manara Library: Volume 3
If only Fellini had overcome the obstacles that troubled the production of the film and had lived long enough to realize this great graphic work on celluloid!
Visit my site to read a longer version of this review titled Viaggio a Tulum : Fellini's Great, Last Collaborative Work
November 2, 2021
Valeu a pena. Por razões várias, esta foi a minha introdução oficial quer a Milo Manara quer a Fellini. Esta edição tem uma boa seleção de textos no início e no fim que dão uma visão ampla sobre como enquadrar esta obra no percurso dos dois.
Ficou a vontade de espreitar quer Fellini quer Manara.
Mais uma boa descoberta na biblioteca local.
Ficou a vontade de espreitar quer Fellini quer Manara.
Mais uma boa descoberta na biblioteca local.
December 17, 2022
Manara'nın çizgileri bile kurtaramıyor maalesef. Pas geçebilirsiniz.
June 25, 2023
Milo Manara Federico Fellini graphic novel Trip to Tulum was a great read and I enjoyed it very much.
July 17, 2025
Iliustracijos wau, o istorija šyza.
May 17, 2022
A questo punto non so se sto vivendo nella realtà o dentro un film …
Ed è proprio questa la sensazione del lettore che si avvicina a questo dittico di viaggi, scritti e sceneggiati da Federico Fellini e disegnati da Milo Manara.
Viaggio a Tulum (1986) è un viaggio-sogno verso il Messico e i suoi stregoni, alla ricerca dei segreti della conoscenza, un viaggio ispirato a Fellini dai suoi stessi sogni e dalla lettura di Carlos Castaneda. Questo viaggio rimane anche per noi un sogno confuso, segnato da quella fantasia strabordante che lo stesso Fellini faticava a controllare. Manara qui disegna splendidamente e si immerge pienamente nelle visioni felliniane, restituendoci un disegno ricco, lussureggiante, che riesce a tenere botta alla trama immaginifica di Fellini.
Il viaggio di G. Mastorna (1992) è uno dei più famosi “film mai fatti” della storia del cinema. Qui Manara restituisce a Fellini nella forma del fumetto ciò che non ha avuto dal cinema, almeno l’incipit dell’opera, disegnato in bella acquatinta.
Questa edizione Il Sole 24 Ore è impreziosita dai bozzetti originali dello stesso Fellini e dai primi storyboard di Manara che sono spesso assai diversi dal risultato finale.
Direi opera importante per gli appassionati di Fellini e/o di Manara.
Ed è proprio questa la sensazione del lettore che si avvicina a questo dittico di viaggi, scritti e sceneggiati da Federico Fellini e disegnati da Milo Manara.
Viaggio a Tulum (1986) è un viaggio-sogno verso il Messico e i suoi stregoni, alla ricerca dei segreti della conoscenza, un viaggio ispirato a Fellini dai suoi stessi sogni e dalla lettura di Carlos Castaneda. Questo viaggio rimane anche per noi un sogno confuso, segnato da quella fantasia strabordante che lo stesso Fellini faticava a controllare. Manara qui disegna splendidamente e si immerge pienamente nelle visioni felliniane, restituendoci un disegno ricco, lussureggiante, che riesce a tenere botta alla trama immaginifica di Fellini.
Il viaggio di G. Mastorna (1992) è uno dei più famosi “film mai fatti” della storia del cinema. Qui Manara restituisce a Fellini nella forma del fumetto ciò che non ha avuto dal cinema, almeno l’incipit dell’opera, disegnato in bella acquatinta.
Questa edizione Il Sole 24 Ore è impreziosita dai bozzetti originali dello stesso Fellini e dai primi storyboard di Manara che sono spesso assai diversi dal risultato finale.
Direi opera importante per gli appassionati di Fellini e/o di Manara.
September 25, 2016
Fellini on yksi maailman yliarvostetuimmista taiteellista-ja-niin-hienoa-että-pitää-ymmärtää-ja-tunnelma-ja-salaperäisyys-elokuvantekijöistä. Yhtään ainoata edes etäisesti hyvää elokuvaa ei ole saanut aikaiseksi. Eli lienee ihan hyvä, että tämä paskapökäleidea ei koskaan materialisoitunut elokuvaksi sillä se olisi ollut vielä enemmän luonnonvarojen tuhlaamista kuin tämän sarjakuvan painaminen.
Manaran taide kyllä toimii, mutta kun ärsyttää kokoajan, niin tissitkään ei saanut innostumaan.
Manaran taide kyllä toimii, mutta kun ärsyttää kokoajan, niin tissitkään ei saanut innostumaan.
February 17, 2020
Fumetto tratto da sceneggiatura irrealizzate dal sommo regista. Viaggio a Tulum sarebbe stato un capolavoro se fosse stato realizzato sotto forma di lungometraggio. Invece il mastorna, nonostante siavl incompleto anche il fumetto, evoca un'atmosfera lugubre e oscura, che non lascia presagire nulla di buono. Do tre stelle, solo perché l'opera è incompleta.
February 20, 2021
I disegni di Manara meriterebbero 6 stelle, sono le sceneggiature di Fellini che mi lasciano un pelino perplesso... ma, a ben pensarci, è sempre stato un sognatore che ha parlato, bevuto, mangiato, cantato, scritto e sognato con gente come lui. Che la sua opera fosse anche, e soprattutto, onirica, non solo ci può stare, ma deve essere così.
July 19, 2008
how beautiful is this?!
i haven't really dived in yet but i already know it contains the most gorgeous drawing of Roberto Benigni.
i haven't really dived in yet but i already know it contains the most gorgeous drawing of Roberto Benigni.
March 10, 2010
That Fellini sure was one tripped out fella. I love it when the 747 takes off from deep inside a too-small pond...
June 26, 2013
Nice to see the world of Fellini in a book, but I'd rather watch a movie like
Satyricon (1969)
Satyricon (1969)
May 15, 2023
Onirico, tavole bellissime, perfetto per perdercisi e sognare, o riflettere.
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January 10, 2023I due fantastici film che Fellini, che era molto superstizioso, non ha mai realizzato, ma che ha fatto disegnare a Manara.
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