Federico Fellini’s Intervista (1987) DVD9
on January 23rd, 2016 at 10:25
Federico Fellini's Intervista is, like so many of the Italian auteur's films, above all else, a love letter to the intoxicating power of cinema.
Fellini, playing himself, is at Cinecitta shooting an adaptation of Franz Kafka's America and being interviewed by a Japanese film crew who want to capture life on the set. Fellini reminisces about his first trip to Cinecitta as a young journalist sent to interview an imperious starlet, a trip that is dramatized with Sergio Rubini (The Talented Mr. Ripley) as the young Fellini and Paola Liguori as the star. Back at modern Cinecitta, the director's assistants (these crew members also play themselves) scan the subway for "Fellini-esque" faces for the Kafka film, and shoot screen tests. Fellini's leading man Marcello Mastroianni drops by, and the gang heads to Anita Ekberg's house, where the pair of stars watches their famous scenes from La Dolce Vita projected on a screen that Mastroianni conjures from nowhere. Fellini manages to finish the America film despite rain and an attack from TV-antenna wielding Indians.
DVD9 | NTSC 4:3 | 01:46:53 | 7.79 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Italiano
Subtitles: English (hardcoded)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Sergio Rubini, Antonella Ponziani, Maurizio Mein, Anita Ekberg, Marcello Mastroianni
Country: Italy
Extras:
• Audio commentary by Ken Wlaschin, director of creative affairs the American Film Institute
• Video interview with Wlaschin (27 min)
• Video interview with the book writer Charlotte Chandler, author of "I, Fellini" (26 min)