How Strange to Be Named Federico

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How Strange to Be Named Federico
Film poster
Italian Che strano chiamarsi Federico
Directed by
Maurizio De Santis, Giulio Forges Davanzati
Release date
  • September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06) (Venice)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

How Strange to Be Named Federico (Italian: Che strano chiamarsi Federico) is a 2013 documentary film directed by Ettore Scola. The film documents Scola's relationship with his friend and inspiration, film director Federico Fellini.[2] Scola has described it as "the little portrait of a great man".[3]

Content

It begins with the 19-year-old Fellini arriving in Rome and walking into the office of the magazine Marc'Aurelio.

Release

The film premiered out of competition at the 2013 Venice Film Festival.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Venice Film Review: 'How Strange to Be Named Federico: Scola Narrates Fellini'". 19 September 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2013-08-19). "Venice Film Festival To Honor Ettore Scola With Glory To The Filmmaker Award". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ^ Cidonio, Flavia (2013-09-12). ""Che strano chiamarsi Federico. Scola racconta Fellini", di Ettore Scola". SentieriSelvaggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-07.

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