To some it was a betrayal of neorealism (many Italian pictures at the time were judged by this standard), and I suppose that setting such a harsh story within the framework of a fable was just too odd ...

In the same 2013 interview, Pope Francis named Federico Fellini’s 1954 Oscar-winning work La Strada, starring Giulietta Masina as fragile protagonist Gelsomina who is abused by brutish circus ...

In the same 2013 interview, Pope Francis named Federico Fellini’s 1954 Oscar-winning work La Strada, starring Giulietta Masina as fragile protagonist Gelsomina who is abused by brutish circus ...

Of course, Federico Fellini is an obvious influence. To set a nostalgic mood, Cortellesi begins the film in the boxy 4:3 aspect ratio standard in cinema of the neorealism movement. As Fiorella Bini’s ...

Born from this framework, much of Fellini’s work would go on to balance structure with spontaneity. A revealing environment: Neorealism emphasized the interplay between characters and their ...

Awards Circuit Podcast: "Conclave" star Isabella Rossellini on how she almost didn't get her role in "Death Becomes Her." Also: June Squibb ("Thelma").

In contrast to other great artistic movements, like the innovative, even revolutionary currents of nouvelle vague and British free cinema, neorealism was unplanned. Vittorio De Sica, Roberto ...

Fellini’s beginnings as a director, though, are inextricably linked to the Italian neorealism movement, and though he is not as closely associated as the likes of Visconti, Rossellini et al., he is ...

Italian neorealism was meant to be a genre populated by non-professional actors, but Anna Magnani was the exception that proved the rule. Despite her stardom, her bawdy ebullience, earthy intensity ...

Federico Fellini (Credits: Far Out / Alamy) What are the best Italian neorealism movies? Helmed by the greatest directors of the Italian neorealism movement, some of the best titles of the era include ...