There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the infinite passion of life. This beautifully designed volume taps into the sources of Federico Fellini's baroque imagination bringing the power of his work into the limelight, and providing new insights into the dazzling talent of the man behind La Strada, La Dolce Vita and 8&‚. Fellini's career spanned forty years and made him perhaps the most illustrious of all the Italian filmmakers. Twenty years after Fellini's death, the author tells the story of the director's themes and obsessions through movie stills, set photos, posters and his own drawings. The book is organised in four parts. Popular Culture concentrates on Fellini's engagement with the popular culture of the time. Fellini at Work shows the director on the set. The City of Women concerns Fellini's most important subject and obsession: Woman, in all her many guises. Finally, Biographical Imagination presents his various doppelgangers, each reflecting a different aspect of his personality, with particular focus on his 'Book of Dreams'. Packed with images and quotes, this visually stunning book offers a magical journey through Fellini's compelling universe.

この書籍は、フェデリコ・フェリーニの深淵なる頭脳を、膨大なスケッチや写真で解剖する野心的な一冊です。生への狂おしい情熱とバロック的な想像力の源泉を鮮やかに描き出し、傑作の裏側に潜む「夢の帳」や女性への執着を辿ります。読者は銀幕の虚構を超え、芸術家の孤独な魂の震えに直面することになるでしょう。 映像作品が「動的な祝祭」であるならば、本書はその静謐な設計図と言えます。紙上に定着された思考の痕跡や、手描きスケッチの生々しい筆致は、映画を補完する以上の精神性を放っています。映像とこの紙上の宇宙を往復することで、彼が愛したカオスの本質をより深く享受できるはずです。