51-Minute Federico Fellini interview on La Dolce Vita [audio]

Federico Fellini is being interviewed by Stud Terkel during the actual editing of his masterpiece 8 1/2 !

The director gives insight into his works, his credo, and his faith in man. Terkel probes into the recurring theme of all his films and delves into Fellini’s creation of the character of Steiner from La Dolce Vita. Along with this interview, excerpts from conversations with the following people are included: Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, French actor Alain Cuny, the writer Nelson Algren, and Fellini’s associate Mario Del Vecchio. All provide their interpretations as to why the character of Steiner did what he did in La Dolce Vita.

Dec 1, 1962