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Book SynopsisPacchioni explores the dynamics of Fellini's cinematic collaborations through analyses of the writers' independently produced works, their contributions to the conceptualization of the films, and their conversations with Fellini himself, found in public and private archival sources.
Trade Review'The book creatively combines detailed archival research and analysis of Fellini's dream diary... Pacchioni's work is significant and important.' -- MaoHui Deng Journal of Italian Cinema and Media Studies - vol 3:03:2015 'Wonderfully scholarly study, whose coherent approach to Fellini's work is one of the most rewarding I have read on the subject.' -- Christopher Wagstaff Modern Language Review vol 111:03:2016 'Pacchioni's book meritoriously sheds new light both on Fellini and on (supposed) authorship in film, presenting critical portraits of strong individualities that open to possible investigation both on these very authors and on the social imagery they contributed to shape.' -- Andrea Malagut Italica vol 92:01:2015
Table of ContentsIntroduction * A Not So Solitary Genius: Traversing Authorial Politics and Methodological Anxieties* An Ambiguous Adherence: Esotericism in Fellini's Work and Collaborations 1 Tullio Pinelli * Neutralizing Tragedy: A Pattern from La strada On* A Metaphysical Fellowship: Transcending Christianity* Nothing but Images: La voce della luna 2 Ennio Flaiano * Frivolously Yours: The Public Dispute over Authorship* The Self as Monster: Satire and Compassion in La dolce vita* A Light in the Night: Negotiating Epiphany from I vitelloni to 8 1/2 3 Bernardino Zapponi * The Script as Collage: The Unbound Notebooks of the 1970s* Popular Culture and Neurosis: Toby Dammit and Beyond 4 The Poets * An Organic Mind: Brunello Rondi from La dolce vita to Provad'orchestra* You Are My Labyrinth: The Poetic Brotherhood with Pier Paolo Pasolini* Eroticism as Dream and Nightmare: A Dialogue with Brunello Rondi* Remembering Corporality: Tonino Guerra in Amarcord and E la nave va* Maternal Pre-grammaticality: Pasolini, Guerra, and Zanzotto Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
