Fellini, Federico

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Italian film director and screenwriter. His work has been a major influence on modern cinema. Many of his films combine dream and fantasy sequences with satire and autobiographical detail. They include I vitelloni/The Young and the Passionate (1953), La strada/The Road (1954), Le notti di Cabiria/Nights of Cabiria (1956), La dolce vita/The Sweet Life (1960), 81/2 (1963), Giulietta degli spiriti/Juliet of the Spirits (1965), Amarcord (1973), and Ginger e Fred/Ginger and Fred (1986).

Fellini was one of the most celebrated directors the Italian cinema has produced, and achieved near-legendary status in his home country. His significance as a film director was instrumental in establishing the artistic authenticity of film-making. His two most famous films, La dolce vita and 81/2, are daring in both form and content and rank among the classics of world cinema. Over the course of his career Fellini received numerous awards for his films, including eight Academy Awards. He was presented with a special Academy Award for his life's work in 1993.

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