![]() ![]() When someone like Fellini dies, there is no way to pass on a formula, because there is no formula. In life, when you were with Fellini, you always knew you weren’t with anyone else. He was a first-class clown, with a unique, great concept. There are things you cannot take a course in. “In the movie theater, you always know a Fellini film. Throughout his career, he developed a style that became true to his own. This count is unsurprisingly higher than any other foreign film director. After that, he would go on to win four Oscars (among the slew of other awards the world over) for Best Foreign Picture for La Strada (1954), Le Notti di Cabiria (1957), 8 1/2 (1963), and Amarcord (1974) – not including his honorary Academy lifetime achievement award. His first nomination was at the humble ages of 25 and 26 for his work as a writer on Roberto Rossellini’s films Rome, Open City (1945), and Paisan (1946). The pinnacle of auteurism was nominated for 12 academy awards during his 50-year career. That would almost seem to mean that the auteur filmmakers of today wouldn’t make the art the way they do without their forefather Fellini. The idea behind the term ‘auteur’ is that the visionary’s art is so remarkably their own that it’s noticeable at first sight. Interestingly, Fellini, an auteur filmmaker, is referenced by so many auteur filmmakers. ![]()
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