I Clowns (The Clowns) G
When
6.00 pm, Wed 7 Sep 2022 (92 mins)Where
Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A
About
‘In Fellini’s cinema, what is fiction or nonfiction is irrelevant, as imagination reigns supreme. So, when the director makes a movie about clowns, it looks simultaneously like a documentary that illuminates the subject at hand and a narrative film. From a scene with a little boy, presumably the young Fellini, encountering the circus for the very first time, to actual interviews with well-known clowns, to a surreal funeral parade for a dead clown, the shape and form of the film keeps shifting, much as reality and dreams glide on and off screen in Fellini’s other works. The result is a fascinating ode to clowns, who have remained an inspiration to the director throughout his career.’ Museum of Modern art, New York
G | The content is very mild in impact
Production Credits
- Director: Federico Fellini
- Script: Federico Fellini, Bernarndino Zapponi
- Cinematography: Dario Di Palma
- Cast: Riccardio Billi, Gigi Reder, Anita Ekberg, Annie Fratellini
- Editor: Ruggero Mastroianni
- Print Source: Cinecittà
- Rights: Leone Film, Rai Cinema
- Screening Format: DCP, 35mm
- Year: 1970
- Runtime: 92 minutes
- Countries: Italy, France, Germany
- Languages: German, Italian
- Subtitles: English
- Sound: Mono
- Colour: Colour