FILM DIRECTOR

Federico Fellini

1920 - 1993

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Federico Fellini (Italian: [fedeˈriːko felˈliːni]; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Federico Fellini has received more than 4,295,773 page views. His biography is available in 121 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 115 in 2019). Federico Fellini is the 6th most popular film director (down from 5th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Italy (down from 57th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Film Director.

Federico Fellini is most famous for his films, such as La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, and Amarcord.

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  • 78.59

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  • 121

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  • 10.15

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  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Federico Fellini ranks 6 out of 2,041. Before him are Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman, Hayao Miyazaki, and Alfred Hitchcock. After him are Stanley Kubrick, Akira Kurosawa, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Ridley Scott, and Pier Paolo Pasolini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Federico Fellini ranks 2. Before him is Pope John Paul II. After him are Isaac Asimov, Yul Brynner, Charles Bukowski, Rosalind Franklin, Toshiro Mifune, Ray Bradbury, Farouk of Egypt, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Paul Celan, and Mario Puzo. Among people deceased in 1993, Federico Fellini ranks 3. Before him are Pablo Escobar, and Audrey Hepburn. After him are Ferruccio Lamborghini, Rudolf Nureyev, Baudouin of Belgium, Erich Hartmann, William Golding, Frank Zappa, James Hunt, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, and Turgut Özal.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Federico Fellini ranks 66 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Pius XII (1876), Saint Valentine (226), Guglielmo Marconi (1874), Ötzi (-3345), Vespasian (9), and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194). After him are Claudio Monteverdi (1567), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Julius II (1443), Sophia Loren (1934), Luciano Pavarotti (1935), and Titus (41).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Italy

Among film directors born in Italy, Federico Fellini ranks 1. After him are Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Luchino Visconti (1906), Sergio Leone (1929), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Michelangelo Antonioni (1912), Tinto Brass (1933), Vittorio De Sica (1901), Roberto Rossellini (1906), Frank Capra (1897), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), and Dario Argento (1940).

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Filmography

8½
Director
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.
Feb 14th 19638.1 / 10
La Dolce Vita
Director
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
Feb 5th 19608.086 / 10
Amarcord
Director
In an Italian seaside town, young Titta gets into trouble with his friends and watches various local eccentrics as they engage in often absurd behavior. Frequently clashing with his stern father and defended by his doting mother, Titta witnesses the actions of a wide range of characters, from his extended family to Fascist loyalists to sensual women, with certain moments shifting into fantastical scenarios.
Dec 18th 19737.911 / 10