Synopsis
A look at Fellini's creative process. In extensive interviews, Fellini talks a bit about his background and then discusses how he works and how he creates. Several actors, a producer, a writer, and a production manager talk about working with Fellini. Archive footage of Fellini and others on the set plus clips from his films provide commentary and illustration for the points interviewees make. Fellini is fully in charge; actors call themselves puppets. He dismisses improvisation and calls for "availability." His sets and his films create images that look like reality but are not; we see the differences and the results.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
23.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.5%
Critic Consensus
70.3% Fresh • 37 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 37 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, surreal, gritty. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
stylizedsurrealgrittylightheartedvisually strikingcharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Federico Fellini | 2003 | $38,000 | $66,000 | (est) |
| Roberto Benigni | 2003 | $24,000 | $40,000 | (est) |
| Terence Stamp | 2003 | $18,000 | $30,000 | (est) |
| Donald Sutherland | 2003 | $15,000 | $25,000 | (est) |
| Italo Calvino | 2003 | $12,000 | $21,000 | (est) |
| Daniel Toscan du Plantier | 2003 | $11,000 | $19,000 | (est) |
| Dante Ferretti | 2003 | $10,000 | $17,000 | (est) |
| Rinaldo Geleng | 2003 | $9,000 | $15,000 | (est) |
| Tullio Pinelli | 2003 | $8,000 | $14,000 | (est) |
| Giuseppe Rotunno | 2003 | $8,000 | $13,000 | (est) |
| Luigi "Titta" Benzi | 2003 | $7,000 | $12,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count40
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes1,012
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2003 | $106,686 | $181,888 |
| International | 2003 | $12,531 | $21,364 |
| Worldwide | 2003 | $119,217 | $203,252 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2003 | $58,355 | $99,490 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2003 | $24,000 | $40,917 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2003 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2003 | $4,667,000 | $7,956,728 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2003 | $8,515,000 | $14,517,150 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2003 | $53,343 | $90,944 |
| Total Revenues | 2003 | $13,317,698 | $22,705,229 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2003 | $1,000,000 | $1,704,891 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2003 | $95,000 (est) | $161,965 (est) |
| Participations | 2003 | $533,000 | $908,707 |
| Residuals ? | 2003 | $970,000 | $1,653,745 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2003 | $200,000 | $340,978 |
| Total Expenses | 2003 | $2,798,000 | $4,770,286 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2003 | $10,519,698 | $17,934,943 |
Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $985,000, DVD $7,529,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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