How Strange to be Named Federico
2013, Italian. Directed by Ettore Scola.
Scola narrates Fellini
On the 20th anniversary of Federico Fellini's death, Ettore Scola, a devoted admirer of the incomparable maestro, commemorates the lesser-known aspects of his personality, employing interviews, photographs, behind-the-scenes footage as well as his drawings and film clips.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ettore ScolaDirector
- Vittorio VivianiIl devoto narratore
- Federico FelliniSé stesso (materiale d'archivio)
- Tommaso LazottiFederico Fellini (giovane)
- Giacomo LazottiEttore Scola (giovane)
- Sergio RubiniMadonnaro
- Emiliano De MartinoRuggiero Maccari
- Andrea SalernoSteno
- Miriam DalmazioRagazza coi pattini
- Sergio PierattiniDe Bellis
- Giovanni CandelariNonno cieco di Ettore
- Carlo Luca De RuggieriDe Torres
- Pietro Scola Di MambroAttalo
Details
- Released
- 12 September 2013
- Original title
- Che strano chiamarsi Federico
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Paola Scola, Ettore Scola, Silvia Scola
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How Strange to be Named Federico (2013) was directed by Ettore Scola and stars Vittorio Viviani, Federico Fellini, Tommaso Lazotti.