OTTO E MEZZO: come Fellini inventò se stesso

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21 luglio - ROMA: Libreria Feltrinelli Piazza Pio XI ore 18.30 28 luglio - SABAUDIA: Palazzo Mazzoni ore 19.00 30 Luglio - VALENTANO: Palazzo della vittoria 19.30 Come Federico Fellini ha trasformato il blocco creativo, il caos e la crisi personale in 8 e mezzo: il film più autobiografico e più inimitabile del cinema italiano. Acquista "Fare film è un inferno": https://bit.ly/InfernoUTET Prima di 8 e mezzo, Fellini non era il genio universalmente amato. La Strada aveva diviso la critica, La Dolce Vita era stata contestata alla prima milanese. Ma la Palma d'Oro a Cannes crea qualcosa di peggio del fallimento: una pressione immensa. Fellini non sa più cosa fare.Il film che nasce da questo blocco è anche il film del blocco: un regista che non sa cosa girare, circondato da produttori, attori, ex amanti e figure del passato. Per arrivarci, Fellini ci mette anni, cambia più volte il soggetto — prima uno scrittore in crisi, poi un impresario teatrale — e scrive la sceneggiatura in quattro con Flaiano, Pinelli, Rondi. A un certo punto manda una lettera al produttore Angelo Rizzoli per dire che molla tutto. La lettera esiste ancora. Poi scende in ascensore, si siede alla festicciola di produzione col bicchierino di spumante, si sente "un uomo con il martello legato alla coscia" — e lì, in quel momento, vede il film nella testa.Sul set, Fellini fa contare gli attori al posto delle battute. Va letteralmente a caccia di facce per le strade. Sandra Milo la recluta presentandosi a casa sua nel mezzo della notte con tutta la troupe. Mastroianni interpreta Guido Anselmi copiando tic, vocina e movenze di Fellini stesso. Gianni Di Venanzo inventa un bianco e nero nuovo — sovraesposto, quasi bruciato nelle scene delle terme — per separare realtà, sogno e memoria senza didascalie. Ci sono tre finali. Solo uno è quello che conosciamo. E Ennio Flaiano scoprirà sull'aereo per gli Oscar di volare in economy, mentre Fellini è in prima classe. Non collaboreranno mai più.Storyline su IG: https://bit.ly/StorylineIGStoryline su TikTok: https://bit.ly/StorylineTK#8EMezzo #Fellini #CinemaItaliano #Mastroianni #FilmItaliano #Storyline #FilmAnalysis #Storia

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21 luglio - ROMA: Libreria Feltrinelli Piazza Pio XI ore 18.30 28 luglio - SABAUDIA: Palazzo Mazzoni ore 19.00 30 Luglio - VALENTANO: Palazzo della vittoria 19.30 Come Federico Fellini ha trasformato il blocco creativo, il caos e la crisi personale...

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