Intervista (1987)

Federico Fellini accept the request of a television crew to be interviewed about his carreer, narrating memories, dreams, realities and fantasies.

Director:

Federico Fellini

Writers:

Federico Fellini (story), Gianfranco Angelucci (contributing writer)

Stars:

Sergio Rubini, Antonella Ponziani, Maurizio Mein

3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sergio Rubini	...	Reporter / Sergio Rubini
Antonella Ponziani	...	Antonella
Maurizio Mein	...	Maurizio Mein
Paola Liguori	...	Star
Lara Wendel	...	Bride
Antonio Cantafora	...	Spouse
Nadia Ottaviani	...	Vestal Virgin
Anita Ekberg	...	Anita Ekberg
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Marcello Mastroianni
Maria Teresa Battaglia
Umberto Conte
Christian Borromeo	...	Christian
Lionello Pio Di Savoia
Roberta Carlucci
Germana Dominici

Storyline

Cinecitta, the huge movie studio outside Rome, is 50 years old and Fellini is interviewed by a Japanese TV crew about the films he has made there over the years as he begins production on his latest film. A young actor portrays Fellini arriving at Cinecitta the first time by trolley to interview a star. Marcello Mastroianni dressed as Mandrake the Magician floats by a window and Fellini followed by TV crew takes him to Anita Ekberg's villa where the Trevi fountain scene from Dolce vita, La (1960) is shown on a sheet that appears and disappears as if by magic.

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Plot Keywords:

television | actor | interview | cinema | magician | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian Japanese English

Release Date:

6 November 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fellini's Intervista

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Gross USA:

$112,560

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aljosha, Cinecittà, RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the priest guides Fellini and friends to Villa Pandora, riding his motorcycle, a wire moving his scarf is totally visible.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Federico Fellini: You here already? Go home to bed.

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Connections

Referenced in Acropolis Now: The Proxy Blues (1989)

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Soundtracks

Io Cerca La Titina
Written by Léo Daniderff and Napoli

User Reviews

A Later Fellini

Cinecitta, the huge movie studio outside Rome, is 50 years old and Fellini (Sergio Rubini) is interviewed by a Japanese TV crew about the films he has made there over the years as he begins production on his latest film.

Something about Italian cinema... they are really good about making movies about making movies, or often movies with movies within, breaking the fourth wall. This is a bit different, as it is something of a documentary. Except for the fact it is completely fictionalized, beyond the actors who are essentially playing themselves.

I do love these sort of films, because it really shows the Italian love of cinema. As an American, I would be silly to deny the dominance of Hollywood, but no American comes to mind as being on the "artist level" of the classic Italians: Fellini, Rossellini, etc.