Conversations With Fellini

by Federico Fellini (Editor), Costanzo Costantini (Editor), Sohrab Sorooshian (Translator)

Besides creating groundbreaking films, Fellini was a born raconteur who loved giving interviews and creating fictive, often fantastic, versions of his biography. Here is a collection of in-depth interviews by Costanzo Costantini, Fellini’s frequent companion and scribe over a period of three decades. Translated by Sohrab Sorooshian.

Genres: Film, Biography

236 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Federico Fellini was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked highly in critical polls such as that of Cahiers du cinéma and Sight & Sound, which lists his 1963 film ​8 1⁄2 as the 10th-greatest film.

Reviews

[Navid Taghavi · Rating 4 out of 5]

من کلکسیون بزرگی از عکس های پورنوگرافیک دارم. بعضی از آنها را دوستم گروچو مارکس در نیویورک به من داده و بعضی دیگر را با هم از برادوی خریده ایم. تعداد بی شماری از آنها را هم به من نشان داده است. از من می پرسید " تو ایتالیایی هستی یا نه؟ پس نمی توانی دیدن فیلم های پورنو را رد کنی." مطمئن بود که ایتالیایی ها تمام وقتشان را به دیدن فیلم های پورنوگرافیک و ور رفتن با خود می گذرانند

[Saman]

فدريكو فليني(29دي‌ماه 1298 الي 9آبان 1372) كارگرداني بود كه با فيلم‌هايي چون هشت و نيم، زندگي شيرين، رم، آماركورد، ساتريكين، جاده و... تأثيري اساسي بر هنر سينما بر جاي گذاشت. بي‌جهت نيست كه حتي بعضي از صاحب‌نظران، سينما را به دو مرحله قبل و بعد از فليني تقسيم مي‌كنند
در اين كتاب از زبان خود فليني با زندگي او و حكايت فيلم‌هايش آشنا مي‌شويم. روايتي كه به اندازه‌ي فيلم‌هاي او سرشار از جذابيت است و دنيايي دلفريب و ژرف را در برابر ما به تصوير مي‌كشد

فيلم‌شناسي فليني به شرح زير است
Voce della luna, La (1990)
... aka The Voice of the Moon

Intervista (1987)
... aka Federico Fellini's Intervista
... aka Fellini's Intervista (USA)
Ginger e Fred (1986)
... aka Federico Fellini's Ginger & Fred (USA: DVD box title)
... aka Ginger and Fred (USA)
... aka Ginger et Fred (France)
... aka Ginger und Fred (West Germany)
E la nave va (1983)
... aka And the Ship Sails On (USA)
... aka E la nave va di Federico Fellini (Italy: closing credits title)
... aka Et vogue le navire... (France)
Città delle donne, La (1980)
... aka Cité des femmes, La (France)
... aka City of Women (USA)

Prova d'orchestra (1978)
... aka Federico Fellini's Orchestra Rehearsal (USA: poster title)
... aka Orchesterprobe (West Germany)
... aka Orchestra Rehearsal (USA)
Casanova di Federico Fellini, Il (1976)
... aka Casanova (Italy: short title)
... aka Fellini's Casanova (USA)
Amarcord (1973)
... aka Amarcord (France) (USA)
... aka I Remember (International: English title: literal title)
Roma (1972)
... aka Fellini Roma (France)
... aka Fellini's Roma (USA)
Clowns, I (1971) (TV)
... aka Clowns, Die (West Germany)
... aka Clowns, Les (France: theatrical title)
... aka The Clowns (USA)

Fellini - Satyricon (1969)
... aka Fellini Satyricon (UK) (USA)
... aka Satyricon (France) (International: English title: short title)
... aka The Degenerates
Block-notes di un regista (1969) (TV)
... aka Fellini: A Director's Notebook (USA)
Histoires extraordinaires (1968) (segment "Toby Dammit")
... aka Spirits of the Dead (USA)
... aka Tales of Mystery
... aka Tales of Mystery and Imagination (UK)
... aka Tre passi nel delirio (Italy)
... aka Trois histoires extraordinaires d'Edgar Poe
Giulietta degli spiriti (1965)
... aka Juliet of the Spirits (USA)
... aka Juliette des esprits (France)
8½ (1963)
... aka Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 (USA)
... aka Federico Fellini's 8½ (USA: complete title)
... aka Huit et demi (France)
Boccaccio '70 (1962) (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
... aka Boccaccio '70 (USA)
... aka Boccace 70 (France)
Dolce vita, La (1960)
... aka Dolce vita, La (France)
... aka Douceur de vivre, La (France: alternative title)
... aka The Sweet Life (UK)

Notti di Cabiria, Le (1957)
... aka Cabiria (UK)
... aka Nights of Cabiria (USA)
... aka Nuits de Cabiria, Les (France)
Bidone, Il (1955)
... aka The Swindle (USA)
... aka The Swindlers (UK)
Strada, La (1954)
... aka The Road (USA: literal English title)
Amore in città, L' (1953) (segment "Agenzia matrimoniale, Un'")
... aka Love in the City (USA)
Vitelloni, I (1953)
... aka Inutiles, Les (France)
... aka Spivs
... aka The Young and the Passionate
... aka Vitelloni
... aka Vitelloni, Les (France)
Sceicco bianco, Lo (1952)
... aka The White Sheik (USA)
Luci del varietà (1950)
... aka Lights of Variety (UK)
... aka Variety Lights (USA)

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

Medicore book, as it consists mostly of interviews with Fellini by Costanzo Costantini and the topics covered, although mostly film related, is really not that interesting - I would say, mostly pretty shallow with some trivia etc., maybe showing a lot of the character of Fellini and in that sense this is great for his fans and in a way to honor his memory. For me it was too disjointed and unfocused.

[Simon Popek · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 ⭐

[Diego Andoni · Rating 4 out of 5]

Te amo cabrón

[Mark · Rating 2 out of 5]

It lacks a cohesive structure, you know? You get the feeling that he’s not absolutely sure what it is he wants to say. Of course, I’ve always felt that he was essentially a technical filmmaker. Granted, La Strada was a great film. Great in its use of negative energy more than anything else. All that Juliet of the Spirits or Satyricon, I found it incredibly indulgent, you know? He really is. He’s one of the most indulgent filmmakers.

[Collin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A 30 year homage of missing disjointed conversational scene fragments from the mouth of the master of mayhem via the pen of his close friend and journalistic confidant.

[Monica]

Watch out if you enter The Strand Book Store you'll never get out empty handed.