Fellini: A Director's Notebook

Fellini: A Director's Notebook
Fellini: A Director's Notebook
Directed by	Federico Fellini
Screenplay by	Federico Fellini ; Bernardino Zapponi English dialogue by Eugene Walter
Story by	Federico Fellini
Produced by	NBC Productions Int'l; Peter Goldfarb
Starring	Giulietta Masina ; Marcello Mastroianni ; Caterina Boratto ; David Maumsell
Cinematography	Pasquale de Santis
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by	Nino Rota
Release date	11 April 1969;
Running time	54 minutes
Countries	United States ; Italy
Language	English

Last updated December 28, 2025

Fellini: A Director's Notebook (Italian : Bloc-notes di un regista) is an Italian documentary for television directed by Federico Fellini shot in 16mm and first broadcast in the United States on NBC in 1969, on NBC Experiment in Television .

Plot

Commissioned by NBC television producer Peter Goldfarb in 1968 to do an hour-long program on his work, Fellini filmed a "sort of semihumourous introduction"^[2] to past and future plans: the recently abandoned project, The Voyage of G. Mastorna, and his latest work-in-progress, Fellini Satyricon .^[3]

Cast

Federico Fellini as himself
Giulietta Masina as herself
Marcello Mastroianni as himself
Caterina Boratto as herself
Marina Boratto as Script girl
Genius the Medium as himself
David Maumsell as the Archaeology professor

Home media

This film is released in home media as part of Criterion Collection's Essential Fellini box.^[4]

References

Notes

↑ Pettigrew, 171
↑ Alpert, 202
↑ Kezich, 278
↑ "Essential Fellini". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

Bibliography

Fellini, Federico, and Damian Pettigrew (ed). I'm a Born Liar: A Fellini Lexicon . New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2003. ISBN 0-8109-4617-3
Alpert, Hollis (1988). Fellini: A Life. New York: Paragon House. ISBN 1-55778-000-5
Kezich, Tullio (2006). Fellini: His Life and Work . New York: Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-21168-5

External links

Fellini: A Director's Notebook at IMDb

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[1] Pettigrew, 171

[2] Alpert, 202

[3] Kezich, 278

[4] "Essential Fellini". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

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v t e Federico Fellini
As director	Variety Lights (1950) The White Sheik (1952) I Vitelloni (1953) Love in the City (1953) La Strada (1954) Il bidone (1955) Nights of Cabiria (1957) La Dolce Vita (1960) Boccaccio '70 (1962) 8½ (1963) Juliet of the Spirits (1965) Spirits of the Dead (1968) Fellini: A Director's Notebook (1969) Fellini Satyricon (1969) The Clowns (1970) Roma (1972) Amarcord (1973) Casanova (1976) Orchestra Rehearsal (1979) City of Women (1980) And the Ship Sails On (1983) Ginger and Fred (1986) Intervista (1987) The Voice of the Moon (1990)
As writer only	The Last Wagon (1943) Rome, Open City (1945) Paisan (1946) Flesh Will Surrender (1947) Bullet for Stefano (1947) L'amore ("The Miracle" segment, 1948) Without Pity (1948) In the Name of the Law (1949) City of Pain (1949) The Mill on the Po (1949) The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) Path of Hope (1950) Four Ways Out (1951) Cameriera bella presenza offresi... (1951) The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo (1952) Fortunella (1958)
Works about	E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975 documentary) Federico Fellini: His Life and Work (1987/2002 biography) Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002 documentary) I'm a Born Liar (2003 book) How Strange to Be Named Federico (2013 documentary)
Related	Giulietta Masina (wife) Fellini Museum Asa Nisi Masa Paparazzi