Fellini of the Spirits

The story

2020 marks 100 years since the birth of Federico Fellini, the most prominent Italian director and one of the symbols of the insuperable cinematic heyday of mid-20th century. Fellini had always been a mysterious director, not only in his cryptic symbolism but also in his idiosyncratic, excessive mixture of psychoanalysis, Catholicism and faith in the mysterious. In this documentary, his relationship with the paranormal, luck and fate, alongside the coexistence of organized discourse and transcendence to the imaginary, is examined via friends, collaborators and distinguished fans (Friedkin, Gilliam, Chazelle). A great testimony to why rationalists and ideologists have a hard time with his work, ‘Fellini and the Spirits’ is an appropriate yet unexpected tribute.

Cast & crew

Terry GilliamSelf

Filippo Ascione

Filippo AscioneSelf

Damien ChazelleSelf

William FriedkinSelf

Andrea Minuz

Andrea MinuzSelf

Fiammetta Profili

Fiammetta ProfiliSelf

Aldo Tassone

Aldo TassoneSelf

Sergio ZavoliSelf

Gigi ProiettiSelf

Andrea De Carlo

Andrea De CarloSelf

Marina CicognaSelf