Logo

How Strange to be Named Federico

  • Drama

September 12, 2013 (IT)

1h 33m

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.

Top Casts

Offical videos from Youtube:

Similar Movies

Elvis

Elvis

Elvis (2022)


The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Walk the Line

Walk the Line

Walk the Line (2005)


A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Bad Education

Bad Education

Bad Education (2004)


An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.

The Big Blue

The Big Blue

The Big Blue (1988)


Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.

The Godfather

The Godfather

The Godfather (1972)


Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II (1974)


In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III (1990)


In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.

Contempt

Contempt

Contempt (1963)


A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an adaptation of "The Odyssey," but when it seems that the legendary filmmaker is making a picture destined to bomb at the box office, he brings in a screenwriter to energize the script. The professional intersects with the personal when a rift develops between the writer and his wife.

Amadeus

Amadeus

Amadeus (1984)


Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Barton Fink

Barton Fink

Barton Fink (1991)


A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story

Lisbon Story (1994)


Lisbon Story is Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.

Capote

Capote

Capote (2005)


A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book "In Cold Blood".

Jayhawkers

Jayhawkers

Jayhawkers (2014)


A group of unlikely allies modernized college sports and changed a small Midwestern town, serving as a parallel to the Civil Rights movement that would transform the entire American society.

Asakusa Kid

Asakusa Kid

Asakusa Kid (2002)


After dropping out of college, "Takeshi" jumps into the Asakusa France Theater and begins his training as a comedian. His teacher, Senzaburo Fukami, Masayoshi Inoue, who also trains at the French Theater and aspires to be a writer, and other good-natured dancers... This heartwarming and moving drama set in Asakusa vividly depicts the process of "Takeshi's" self-discovery through interaction with his delightful friends.

Her Seye Ragmen

Her Seye Ragmen

Her Seye Ragmen (2023)


The true story of a man who grew up surrounded by violence and absence of love. But despite everything he became a world-class networking master in his business life. He started from the bottom and was able to reach the top. His story show us that there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome in life.

Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers (2007)


A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

Day for Night

Day for Night

Day for Night (1973)


A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.

Ray

Ray

Ray (2004)


Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered coupling gospel and country together.

Back to the Present

Back to the Present

Back to the Present (2021)


While he is speaking on the phone with a member of his staff, Filippo has a severe headache and faints. As soon as he regains consciousness, he calls his friend Pippo for help and asks him to invite the group of old friends to join, too. Little by little the four friends remind him of happy moments shared in the past and Filippo gradually manages to remember with their help….But something unhappy comes back to their mind….

Taghiyev: Oil

Taghiyev: Oil

Taghiyev: Oil (2024)


A history written with tears and oil... The life story of the great philanthropist Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev.