How Strange to Be Named Federico

2013 Italian film

How Strange to Be Named Federico
Film poster

Italian	Che strano chiamarsi Federico

Directed by	Ettore Scola
Starring	Federico Fellini, Maurizio De Santis, Giulio Forges Davanzati
Release date	September 6, 2013 (2013-09-06) (Venice)^[1]
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

How Strange to Be Named Federico (Italian: Che strano chiamarsi Federico) is a 2013 documentary film directed by Ettore Scola. The film documents Scola's relationship with his friend and inspiration, film director Federico Fellini.^[2] Scola has described it as "the little portrait of a great man".^[3]

Content

It begins with the 19-year-old Fellini arriving in Rome and walking into the office of the magazine Marc'Aurelio.

Release

The film premiered out of competition at the 2013 Venice Film Festival.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Venice Film Review: 'How Strange to Be Named Federico: Scola Narrates Fellini'". 19 September 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ Tartaglione, Nancy (2013-08-19). "Venice Film Festival To Honor Ettore Scola With Glory To The Filmmaker Award". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
^ Cidonio, Flavia (2013-09-12). ""Che strano chiamarsi Federico. Scola racconta Fellini", di Ettore Scola". SentieriSelvaggi (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-07.

External links

How Strange to Be Named Federico at IMDb

Films directed by Ettore Scola

Let's Talk About Women
Hard Time for Princes
Thrilling
The Devil in Love
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?
Police Chief Pepe
The Pizza Triangle
My Name Is Rocco Papaleo
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
Trevico-Turin: Voyage in Fiatnam
We All Loved Each Other So Much
Down and Dirty
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
A Special Day
Viva l'Italia!
The Terrace
Passion of Love
That Night in Varennes
Le bal
Macaroni
The Family
Splendor
What Time Is It?
Captain Fracassa's Journey
Mario, Maria and Mario
The Story of a Poor Young Man
The Dinner
Unfair Competition
People of Rome
How Strange to Be Named Federico

v t e Federico Fellini filmography
As director	Variety Lights (1950) The White Sheik (1952) I Vitelloni (1953) Love in the City (1953) La Strada (1954) Il bidone (1955) Nights of Cabiria (1957) La dolce vita (1960) Boccaccio '70 (1962) 8½ (1963) Juliet of the Spirits (1965) Spirits of the Dead (1968) Fellini: A Director's Notebook (1969) Fellini Satyricon (1969) The Clowns (1970) Roma (1972) Amarcord (1973) Casanova (1976) Orchestra Rehearsal (1979) City of Women (1980) And the Ship Sails On (1983) Ginger and Fred (1986) Intervista (1987) The Voice of the Moon (1990)
As writer only	The Last Wagon (1943) Rome, Open City (1945) Paisan (1946) Flesh Will Surrender (1947) Bullet for Stefano (1947) L'Amore ("The Miracle" segment, 1948) Without Pity (1948) In the Name of the Law (1949) City of Pain (1949) The Mill on the Po (1949) The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) Path of Hope (1950) Four Ways Out (1951) Cameriera bella presenza offresi... (1951) The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo (1952) Fortunella (1958)
Related	Giulietta Masina (wife) Paparazzi E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975 documentary) Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002 documentary 2003 book) How Strange to Be Named Federico (2013 documentary)