Underplayed Gems

Fellini: A Director's Notebook (1969)

Fellini: A Director's Notebook poster
Original title
Block-notes di un regista
Directed by
Federico Fellini
Genre
documentary film
Country
Italy, United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Federico Fellini makes a documentary about making a documentary. He wanders around Rome talking to actors and crew about his unfinished film projects. The film mixes staged scenes and real conversations.

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What happens

Fellini: A Director's Notebook (Italian: Bloc-notes di un regista) is an Italian documentary for television directed by Federico Fellini shot in 16mm and first broadcast in the United States on NBC in 1969, on NBC Experiment in Television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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