Federico Fellini The Book of Dreams

by FELLINI, FEDERICOKEZICH, TULLIO

• ISBN13: 9780847831357
• ISBN10: 0847831353
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-05-13
• Publisher: Rizzoli

Summary

Federico Fellini is one of the most beloved and revered filmmakers of the twentieth century, having entertained audiences worldwide with his ability to breathe life into imagery normally confined to human memory and emotion. His insights into the world of dreams have contributed to his many famous cinematic creations, including La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, and La Strada. A unique combination of memory, fantasy, and desire, this illustrated volume is a personal diary of Fellini's private visions and nighttime fantasies. Fellini, winner of four Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, kept notebooks filled with unique sketches and notes from his dreams from the 1960s onward. This collection delves into his cinematic genius as it is captured in widely detailed caricatures and personal writings. This dream diary exhibits Fellini's deeply personal taste for the bizarre and the irrational. His sketches focus on the profound struggle of the soul and are tinged with humor, empathy, and insight. Fellini's Book of Dreams is an intriguing source of never-before-published writings and drawings, which reveal the master filmmaker's personal vision and his infinite imagination.

Author Biography

Federico Fellini’s films include La Dolce Vita, Amarcord, 8 1/2, La Strada, Satyricon, and I Vitelloni, among others. He is recognized as one of cinema history’s greatest geniuses.

Table of Contents

The Book of Dreams, Finally	p. 7
Somnii Explanatio or In the Realm Where Everything Is Possible	p. 9
The Book of Dreams, Volume I, 1960-1968	p. 19
The Book of Dreams, Volume II, 1973-1990	p. 265
Loose Pages	p. 421
Pages Given as Gifts	p. 455
Transcription of the dreams	p. 469
The Lost of the Lost	p. 563
Transcription of the published dreams	p. 567
Index of the names	p. 579
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