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With 'Brick' there was the Dashiell Hammett influence, and with 'Brothers Bloom' there was a really strong Fellini influence - both those movies wore that on their sleeve.
Rian Johnson

Meaning of "Fellini" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FELLINI

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PRONUNCIATION OF FELLINI

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FELLINI

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Fellini is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FELLINI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fellini

Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century, and is widely revered. In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won five Academy Awards including the most Oscars in history for Best Foreign Language Film.

Definition of Fellini in the English dictionary

The definition of Fellini in the dictionary is Federico. 1920–93, Italian film director. His films include La Dolce Vita, 81/2, Satyricon, and Intervista.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FELLINI

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FELLINI

Bellini
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Rossellini
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Synonyms and antonyms of Fellini in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Fellini» into 25 languages

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费里尼
1,325 millions of speakers

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Fellini
570 millions of speakers

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Fellini
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फेलिनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

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فيليني
280 millions of speakers

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Феллини
278 millions of speakers

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Fellini
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ফেলিনি
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Fellini
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Fellini
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Fellini
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フェリーニ
130 millions of speakers

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펠리니
85 millions of speakers

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Fellini
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Fellini
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பெலினி
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फेलिनी
75 millions of speakers

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Fellini
70 millions of speakers

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Fellini
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Fellini
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Фелліні
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Fellini
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Fellini
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Fellini
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Fellini
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Fellini
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Trends of use of Fellini

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FELLINI»

The term «Fellini» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.697 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FELLINI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Fellini

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10 QUOTES WITH «FELLINI»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Fellini.
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Roberto Benigni
For me, Fellini was like a watermelon. It is there. A watermelon cannot die.
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Roberto Benigni
When I first saw a Fellini movie, I came out of the movie theatre and decided to become a lawyer! I thought to myself, it's impossible to make something so beautiful!
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Ted Demme
I was influenced by European movies, old Fellini, old Kurosawa - any sort of foreign film.
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Anita Ekberg
It was I who made Fellini famous, not the other way around.
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Rian Johnson
With 'Brick' there was the Dashiell Hammett influence, and with 'Brothers Bloom' there was a really strong Fellini influence - both those movies wore that on their sleeve.
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Toby Jones
Certainly for my father, there were great times, good times, not-so-good times. He might be shooting a Fellini film for six months, then not working for two months. I'm used to that dynamic.
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Louis Malle
Well, Fellini... there is always Fellini.
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Vincente Minnelli
I see wonderful films by Bertolucci, Visconti, and Fellini.
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Mike Nichols
I loved all movies, literally. I certainly loved 'Shane' and 'Roxie Hart.' Later on, when I was less of a kid, I loved 'L'Avventura' and 'Persona' and all Fellini movies and like everybody else I loved John Ford. Then and now, I loved Preston Sturges, maybe above anyone.
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Jake Paltrow
'La Notte' is my favorite of the Antonioni pictures and my favorite work of the master cinematographer Gianni di Venanzo, who also shot '8 1/2' for Fellini.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FELLINI»

Discover the use of Fellini in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Fellini and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Federico Fellini: His Life and Work
"In this moving and intimately revealing account of a lifetime spent in pictures, Tullio Kezich, film critic and Fellini's long-time friend, steps outside the mythologies that surround Fellini to explore the films, the machinations of ...
Tullio Kezich, 2007
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Fellini on Fellini
The book is a free-ranging series of discussions which reach deep into the heart of Fellini's creative process, and ends with a poignant description of his death.
Federico Fellini, Costanzo Costantini, 1995
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Federico Fellini: Contemporary Perspectives
A collection of critical essays on the noted postwar Italian director includes pieces that examine his works from a range of social and political perspectives to consider his motivations and impact on modern film. Simultaneous.
Frank Burke, Marguerite R. Waller, 2002
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I, Fellini
Originally published: New York: Random House, 1995.
Charlotte Chandler, 2001
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The Book of Dreams
The revered creator of such films as La Dolce Vita and La Strada presents a personal diary of his private visions and nighttime fantasies as depicted through a series of notebook sketches, in a volume that offers insight into his creative ...
Federico Fellini, Tullio Kezich, Vittorio Boarini, 2008
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The Films of Federico Fellini
Examines the cinematic vision of the renowned Italian filmmaker.
Peter Bondanella, 2002
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After Fellini: National Cinema in the Postmodern Age
In this work, Marcus interprets a body of work that managed to transcend the decline of Italian cinema's prominence within the industry during the last two decades of the 20th-century.
Millicent Marcus, 2002
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Listening to Fellini: Music and Meaning in Black and White
"The editing of music in Fellini's first films represents an entirely new approach to cinematic sound.
M. Thomas Van Order, 2009
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Federico Fellini: Interviews
This collection of interviews spans the director's entire career from 1957 to 1993.
Federico Fellini, Bert Cardullo, 2006
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I'm a born liar: a Fellini lexicon
Published on the 10th anniversary of Federico Fellini's death and in conjunction with the release of Pettigrew's film of the same name, "I'm a Born Liar" provides rare insight into one of the world's most innovative and influential ...
Federico Fellini, Damian Pettigrew, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FELLINI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Fellini is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fellini's La Dolce Vita to get modern-day remake because nothing is …
We knew it would take very special producers and compelling circumstances to motivate the family to allow rights to be optioned," Fellini's niece ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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Movie Review: "How Strange to Be Named Federico: Scola Narrates …
The great Federico Fellini is fondly remembered on the 20th anniversary of his death by his friend and fellow filmmaker Ettore Scola in a ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
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First Friday chart rundown; Doctor Who trailer; boyband's heated flight
Los Angeles-based AMBI Group has closed an option agreement with the Fellini family to make a new feature based on Federico Fellini's ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Ten Musicians Who Paint as Hard as They Rock
Manson draws inspiration from artists including Bosch, Warhol, Mark Ryden and Fellini. “I never intended to show them, much less sell them,” ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
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Egyptian Artist Wael Shawky on Pulling the Strings of Crusade and …
... as Pasolini, Bergman, Tarkovsky, Godard and Fellini, all of whom explored historicism as a vehicle to comment on the present, not the past. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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First Look: Juliet Ristorante: High design and easy sipping on Barton …
... and Carrara marble, creating a cinematic space somewhere between Fellini's Juliet of the Spirits and the less bloody scenes of Suspiria. «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»
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In Italy Now We Have the First LGBTQ Audiovisual Archive
Sometimes I think I fled Italy only because our cinema -- post-Fellini, Pasolini and Rossellini -- doesn't show the reality that we're living. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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A Honeymoon Through Italy
The 360-degree view with the top down was so perfect, so reminiscent of driving scenes in our favorite Fellini and Antonioni movies, we simply ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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A Lothario and his ladies
Loosely based on the Federico Fellini film “8 1/2,” the musical tells the tale of a womanizing Italian filmmaker struggling with a creative block, ... «Southernminn.com, Jul 15»
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Film Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
“Midnight Cowboy” becomes “2:48 p.m. Cowboy,” and Fellini's “8 1/2” becomes “Ate 1/2 (of my lunch),” for example. Greg's mom worries about ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»

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