I Clowns

Fellinis fascination with the circus and the surreal come to a head in one of his final masterpieces, The Clowns. The film reflects Fellinis childhood obsession with clowns and begins with a young boy watching a circus set up from his bedroom window. Though comical and referred to as a "docu-comedy", this film explores deeper human conditions such as authority, poverty, humility and arrogance, all of which manifest themselves through the characters of the clowns who vary from the local sex-crazed hobo, a midget nun, to a mutilated Mussolini disciple. Featuring Anita Ekberg, the star of his 1960s masterpiece, La Dolce Vita and the director himself.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 18 Februari, 2011