How Strange to Be Named Federico

How Strange to Be Named Federico
Film poster
Italian Che strano chiamarsi Federico
Directed byEttore Scola
StarringFederico Fellini
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.