
Released
IMDb
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.
Keywords
genius
artists' life
work ethic
spiritual quest
portrait of an artist
film director
famous people
visionary art
ecentric genius
spiritual guide
spiritual awareness
field work
spiritual vision
the godfather's influence
maestro
creative director
Casts

Terry Gilliam
Self
Filippo Ascione
Self

Damien Chazelle
Self

William Friedkin
Self
Andrea Minuz
Self
Fiammetta Profili
Self
Aldo Tassone
Self

Sergio Zavoli
Self

Gigi Proietti
Self
Andrea De Carlo
Self

Marina Cicogna
Self
Crews
Antonio Fresa
Original Music Composer
Daniele Botteselle
Director of Photography
Stuart Mabey
Editor

Selma Dell'Olio
Director

Selma Dell'Olio
Writer
Backdrops & Posters
