biography
pronunciation:
[feleenee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1920–93)
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| biography:
| Film director, born in Rimini, E Italy. He studied at Bologna, and was a cartoonist, journalist, and scriptwriter before becoming an assistant film director in 1942. His highly individual films, always from his own scripts, include La strada (1954, The Road, Oscar), Le notte di Cabiria (1956, Nights of Cabiria, Oscar), Fellini's Roma (1972), Amarcord (1973, I Remember, Oscar), Otto e mezzo (1963, 8½), and, his most famous and controversial work, La dolce vita (1960, The Sweet Life; Cannes Festival prizewinner), a succès de scandale for its cynical evocation of modern Roman high life. In 1943 he married the actress Giulietta Masina (1920–94), star of several of his films. Among his later productions are Città della donna (1980, City of Women) and Ginger e Fred (1986, Ginger and Fred), and La voce della luna (1990, Voices of the Moon). He was presented with an Honorary Academy Award in 1993. |
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