Fellini Retrospective: ROMA

2300 East Baristo Road,Palm Springs CA 92262

03 February, 2023

Description

Celebrate more than 100 years of Federico Fellini at the Historic Camelot Theatre! The Palm Springs Cultural Center's Fellini Retrospective is the latest stop of Fellini 100 Tour, a worldwide tribute to Fellini's centennial featuring exhibitions by major museums and film institutes, coordinated by Luce Cinecittà. One of the most influential directors of the 20th century, Fellini’s films are known for their surreal, dream-like imagery and eccentric characters, often combining a playful carnival-like atmosphere with biting social critique. Fellini’s body of work has inspired several generations of directors including Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Sofia Coppola and Pedro Almodóvar. Come early and mingle while enjoying Italian food and Drink Specials starting at 5:00 pm. Film Screens at 7:00 pm. FELLINI'S ROMA (1972) As a young man, Fellini (Peter Gonzales) leaves his small Italian town to go to the big city of Rome, live in a boarding house and cavort with the natives in the 1930s and '40s. In an alternating storyline, the older Fellini (Federico Fellini) goes back to make a movie about Rome, filming things like traffic jams at the Colosseum and the subway system, which hides underground crypts. By inter-cutting this footage, Fellini the director draws comparisons to the old Rome and the new.