Title: Federico Fellini as auteur : seven aspects of his films /
Authors: Stubbs, John Caldwell.
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Fellini, Federico Criticism and interpretation.
Abstract: "Federico Fellini as Auteur: Seven Aspects of His Films offers a comprehensive auteurist study of the renowned Italian director. Film scholar John C. Stubbs dispenses with a traditional film-career review of the man and instead organizes his discussion of Fellini's films into seven categories. The volume focuses retrospectively on the key elements of the filmmaker's style, the influence of Carl Jung and dreams, the autobiographical depiction of childhood and adolescence, the portrait of the artist, the filmmaker's working relationship with his wife, Fellini's comic strategies, and his adaptation of works by others. Each of the aspects is fully contextualized."--Jacket.
Contents: Fellini's manner: the open form and the style of excess -- Fellini, Jung, and dreams -- Autobiography, childhood, and adolescence -- Autobiography and Fellini's portrait of the artist -- The personae of Giulietta Masina -- The comedy of types: early and late -- The adaptations: Fellini's valedictory.