Retrospective Cinema

50 - Federico Fellini - And the Ship Sails On

Fellini uses the backdrop of impending war to both discuss class struggle and write a love letter to opera. He also fits a lonely rhinoceros in for good measure. Does it all come together? Annie and Ryan discuss within.

49 - Federico Fellini - City of Women

Fellini and Mastroianni reunite! Annie and Ryan discuss how this fits in with their other collaborations, how it stand on its own, and what it all means!

48 - Federico Fellini - Orchestra Rehearsal

Ryan and Annie continue through the uncharted waters of post-Amarcord Fellini and neither find much to love this week. They break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of this allegory for the cyclical nature of society.

47 - Federico Fellini - Fellini's Casanova

Ryan and Annie trade in the childhood fun of Amarcord for the grandiose and grotesque in discussing Fellini's Casanova. Fellini indulges in theatrical artifice like never before, but does this new artistic territory help him accomplish his ultimate goal to skewer the real-life Casanova?

46 - Federico Fellini - Amarcord

In discussing a particularly fun film, Annie and Ryan spend time in Fellini's childhood and get to experience both the hilarity and tragedy of growing up. It has them reflecting on their own upbringings and laughing along the way.