Fellini of the Spirits(2020)

Fellini of the Spirits Synopsis

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.

Fellini of the Spirits (2020) is a documentary and animation film directed by Selma Dell'Olio, released on August 31, 2020 with a runtime of 1h 30m. It stars Terry Gilliam, Filippo Ascione, Damien Chazelle and William Friedkin. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 20 ratings.