Fellinis Intervista (1987)
50KFellinis Intervista: Directed by Federico Fellini. With Sergio Rubini, Antonella Ponziani, Maurizio Mein, Paola Liguori. Federico Fellini accepts the request of a television crew to be interviewed about his career, narrating memories, dreams, realities and fantasies.
“u0026quot;Intervistau0026quot; (u0026quot;Interviewu0026quot;) takes life and movies to an unimagined extent. An nostalgic journey into memory, experiences and life in the way Federico Fellini sees them. And he asks those kind of questions: u0026quot;Whatu0026#39;s real in movies? Whatu0026#39;s real in news and documentaries?u0026quot;. Even more: u0026quot;Whatu0026#39;s real in life?u0026quot; Defying, joking, molding, constructing and deconstructing films and the human existence, Fellini challenges and fascinates viewers through four intertwined segments which echo his work, his art and his early memories when of his arrival at the famous studio Cinecittá, way before of becoming the cinematic author of u0026quot;Amarcordu0026quot; and u0026quot;Satyriconu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie is composed of showing the behind the scenes of a movie directed by the maestro Fellini; the movie itself (film within the film) and its long and confusing process of shooting; the interview documented by the Japanese crew who hears the directoru0026#39;s stories that later are intercut with scenes of a young Fellini (played by the lovable Sergio Rubini) living his first experiences at Cinecittá while interviewing a impressionable film star. Theyu0026#39;re all mixed into an magical and dreamy imitation of life.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut how can one distinguish whatu0026#39;s scripted and whatu0026#39;s real? You canu0026#39;t. But you can try. The reunion between Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg, 27 seven years later after u0026quot;La Dolce Vitau0026quot; is wonderful, almost brings tears to our eyes. But they really kept all this time without seeing each other as they say? Maybe, maybe not, very unlikely but somehow we buy this as a fact. It looks genuine, theyu0026#39;re so thrilled and surprised with this event. They play themselves in the movie, watching the characters they played in another Fellini classic, when they were very young. Thatu0026#39;s the filmu0026#39;s magic, to capture both these stars in different situations and periods of life, all captured in a beautiful frame where Marcello can play magic tricks and prepare a delightful and nostalgic surprise to Anita and then watch the famous sequence of the Fontana de Trevi that the two performed in 1960. This dialog between medias and time is hypnotic, mysterious and funny too. Itu0026#39;s a perfect fusion of realities, facts and fiction friendly put together in one single film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of Felliniu0026#39;s finest and a treasure to be sought. 9/10”
