Frederico Fellini

Scene from La Strada

Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was an Italian film director. Born and raised in Rimini, Italy, Fellini's childhood experiences would later play an important part in many of his films in particular, "I vitelloni", "8½" and "Amarcord." Intimate friends, such as screenwriters Tullio Pinelli and Bernardino Zapponi, cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno and set designer Dante Ferretti have insisted on how Fellini invented his own memories simply for the pleasure of narrating them in his films. Known for a distinct style which meshes fantasy and baroque images, he is considered as one of the most influential and widely revered film-makers of the 20th century.

Fellini's films are deeply personal visions of society, often portraying people at their most bizarre. The term "Felliniesque" is used to describe any scene in which a hallucinatory image invades an otherwise ordinary situation.