The Clowns
Directed by Federico Fellini
Fellini’s fascination with the circus and the surreal come to a head in one of his final masterpieces, The Clowns.
The film reflects Fellini’s childhood obsession with clowns and begins with a young boy watching a circus set up from his bedroom window.
Festivals & Awards
National Board of Review, USA 1972 - NBR Award: Top Foreign Films
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1971 - Silver Ribbon, Best Costume Design: Danilo Donati
David di Donatello Awards 1971 - Best Production
Venice Film Festival 1970 - Pasinetti Award: Best Italian Film, Federico Fellini
Original Title
- I CLOWN
- Germany, France, Italy
- 1971
- 93 min.
- Italian
Cast
- Federico Fellini
- Riccardo Billi
- Tino Scotti
- Anita Ekberg
Genre
- Drama
Library
Bed Number 6
Milena Cocozza
Shortcut
Alessio Liguori
The Night
Manfredi Lucibello
No Filters. The Unconventional Cinema Of Claudio Caligari
Simone Isola, Fausto Trombetta
The Nearest Human Being
Marco Coppola
Aspromonte. Land Of The Forgotten
Mimmo Calopresti