Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (1920–1993) was an Italian director and screenwriter whose name became synonymous with a flamboyant, autobiographical brand of European cinema. He began as a cartoonist and screenwriter — co-writing key works of Italian Neorealism for Roberto Rossellini — before turning to direction, where he steadily moved from realist roots to dreamlike, carnivalesque tableaux of memory and desire. His films won the foreign-language Academy Award four times. His acclaimed films include La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, La Dolce Vita, 8½, Juliet of the Spirits, and Amarcord.