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Fellini: A Director's Notebook (Italian: Bloc-notes di un regista) is an Italian documentary for television directed by Federico Fellini shot in 16mm and first broadcast in the United States on NBC in 1969, on NBC Experiment in Television.

Plot

Commissioned by NBC television producer Peter Goldfarb in 1968 to do an hour-long program on his work, Fellini filmed a "sort of semihumourous introduction"^[2] to past and future plans: the recently abandoned project, The Voyage of G. Mastorna, and his latest work-in-progress, Fellini Satyricon.^[3]

Cast

Federico Fellini as himself
Giulietta Masina as herself
Marcello Mastroianni as himself
Caterina Boratto as herself
Marina Boratto as Script girl
Genius the Medium as himself
David Maumsell as the Archaeology professor

Home media

This film is released in home media as part of Criterion Collection's Essential Fellini box.^[4]

References

Notes

^ Pettigrew, 171
^ Alpert, 202
^ Kezich, 278
^ "Essential Fellini". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

Bibliography

Fellini, Federico, and Damian Pettigrew (ed). I'm a Born Liar: A Fellini Lexicon. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2003. ISBN 0-8109-4617-3
Alpert, Hollis (1988). Fellini: A Life. New York: Paragon House. ISBN 1-55778-000-5
Kezich, Tullio (2006). Fellini: His Life and Work. New York: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-21168-5

External links

Fellini: A Director's Notebook at IMDb

[1] Pettigrew, 171

[2] Alpert, 202

[3] Kezich, 278

[4] "Essential Fellini". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

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Federico Fellini filmography
As director	Variety Lights (1950) The White Sheik (1952) I Vitelloni (1953) Love in the City (1953) La Strada (1954) Il bidone (1955) Nights of Cabiria (1957) La dolce vita (1960) Boccaccio '70 (1962) 8½ (1963) Juliet of the Spirits (1965) Spirits of the Dead (1968) Fellini: A Director's Notebook (1969) Fellini Satyricon (1969) The Clowns (1970) Roma (1972) Amarcord (1973) Casanova (1976) Orchestra Rehearsal (1979) City of Women (1980) And the Ship Sails On (1983) Ginger and Fred (1986) Intervista (1987) The Voice of the Moon (1990)
As writer only	The Last Wagon (1943) Rome, Open City (1945) Paisan (1946) Flesh Will Surrender (1947) Bullet for Stefano (1947) L'Amore ("The Miracle" segment, 1948) Without Pity (1948) In the Name of the Law (1949) City of Pain (1949) The Mill on the Po (1949) The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) Path of Hope (1950) Four Ways Out (1951) Cameriera bella presenza offresi... (1951) The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo (1952) Fortunella (1958)
Related	Giulietta Masina (wife) Paparazzi E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975 documentary) Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002 documentary 2003 book) How Strange to Be Named Federico (2013 documentary)