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Felliniana's
interdisciplinary conference will convene on the ten year anniversary
of Federico Fellini’s death and the fortieth anniversary of the release
of 8½, the director’s definitive and highly
influential statement on the challenges and responsibilities of
creative life. With this occasion, we have a unique opportunity to
contribute to an ongoing evaluation of Fellini’s impact on contemporary
culture, from cinema, literature, philosophy, psychoanalysis and
politics to music, art, and theatre. The conference will bring together
many of the world’s leading experts on cinema and celebrated artists to
present a wide-ranging, thoughtful, and provocative examination of
Fellini’s life and legacy.
At the heart of the conference is a rigorous and multi-faceted
exploration of Fellini’s evolving legacy now, ten years after his
death. Few directors continue to fascinate scholars, filmmakers and the
movie-going public with such fervor. One of the most recent and
poignant cases is Martin Scorsese's tribute to the Italian master as
the director who has most inspired his own filmmaking (Martin Scorsese,
My Voyage to Italy).
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