Originally published in German as 'Aufsätze und Notizen" in 1974. Minor shelf wear to the covers, and a name and phone number on the back end paper, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy. "One of the greatest Italian filmmakers, Federico Fellini (1920-1993) created such masterpieces as La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon, and Amarcord. His prodigious body of work evokes Pirandello, existentialism, 'the silence of God,' as well as show business. Critics have accused him of being a charlatan, hypocrite, clown, and demon, and have hailed him as a magician, poet, genius, and prophet. Fellini on Fellini is a fascinating collection of his articles, interviews, essays, reminiscences, and table talk, carefully arranged to chart the progress of his life and work. There are boyhood memories of his hometown, Remini, and his highly improbable beginnings as a scriptwriter for Rossellini; letters to Jesuit priests and Marxist critics defending his first international success, La Strada; anecdotes and revelations about the making of La Dolca Vita, 8 1/2, and The Clowns; and insights into all aspects of filmmaking. Here, Fellini reveals, as no one else can, a rich digest of his brilliant and controversial career."(publisher) CONTENTS: Rimini, My Home Town; Sweet Beginnings; Miscellany I I'm a liar, but an honest one.; Letter to a Marxist Critic; Letter to a Jesuit Priest; Via Veneto: Dolce Vita; Notes On Censorship; The Bitter Life of Money; With 8 in Moscow; Miscellany II Like a puppet-master who falls in love with his puppets; Why Clowns?; Comic-Strip Heroes; Whom Do You Most Admire?; Miscellany IIII See No Dividing Line Between Imagination and Reality; The Birth of a Film.