FELLINI'S FILMS
The Four Hundred Most Memorable Stills
from Federico Fellini's Fifteen and a Half Films
Georges Simenon [Introduction], Christian Strich [Editor]
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. First American edition [originally published in Germany, 1976]. Quarto. Burgundy cloth decorated in black. Black endpapers. Photo illustrated wrap around dust jacket. 344 pp. 400 stills in color and black and white. Dust jacket with mild wear to upper and lower edges with a small closed tear to rear panel. Nice tight and square binding on this oversized volume, so a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket.
“To me Fellini is the cinema” — Georges Simenon, from the introduction
11 x 13.25-inch hardcover book with 344 pages and 400 color and black and white stills selected from Fellini’s first 15-and-a-half films. Just the most gorgeous and perfect coffee table imaginable, printed in Lucerne by Mengis and Sticher.
Features still photography from:
- Luci del Varietà
- Lo Sceicco Bianco
- I Vitelloni
- Un’Agenzia Matrimoniale
- La Strada
- Il Bidone
- Le Notti di Cabiria
- La Dolce Vita
- Le Tentazioni del Dottor Antonio
- 8+1⁄2
- Giuletta degli Spiriti
- Toby Dammit
- Satyricon
- I Clowns
- Roma
- Amarcord
- Casanova
”Federico Fellini [Italian, 1920 – 1993] Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI began his career as a journalist and cartoonist, and later wrote scenarios and collaborated on films with Rossellini, Lattuada, and Germi. Today he is considered one of the world’s greatest filmakers, a master who portrays the contemporary world with incredible vitality and force.
“For years he was ignored, rejected, and misunderstood. The few who bothered to concern themselves with him labled him a liar, charlatan, hypocrite, prankster, demon, or a monster. Others called him a magician, poet, angel, prophet, or saint.
“This volume is a celebration of Fellini’s work and career. Presenting four hundred of the most memorable stills (in full color and in monochrome) from his fifteen and a half films, together with full production and cast credits as well as a synopsis of each film, it is a book that will be treasured by the discriminating filmgoer and those connoisseurs who regard Fellini as the reigning genius of cinematic art.” [from the dust jacket]