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One of the Fellini films which has been out of circulation for many years, I clowns [The Clowns] has long been revered by Fellini enthusiasts for the last several decades since its release as among the Maestro’s finest works — a thrilling spectacle once seen for the first time, and a picture which after multiple viewings easily takes its place alongside such classics as La strada, Le notti di Cabiria, La dolce vita, Satyricon, Amarcord… but in a register all its own.I clowns plays out in dazzling colour and in episodic cascade, just as in Fellini’s late-60s-and-beyond films. As the circus rolls into town, and the big-tent is erected, the clowns execute their acts with feverish can-you-believe-it bravado. It’s all true — and yet not a “documentary” per se; rather, something inbetween a dramatic-comedic portrayal of gags-at-play and the memoria of all that makes the spark for childhood inspiration to ignite into creative virtuosity… and/or into something like Federico Fellini. One of the great and underacknowledged treasures of the cinema, I clowns takes its place alongside such films as Bergman’s Carnies’ Twilight, Ophuls’ Lola Montès, Étaix’s Yoyo, and Tati’s Parade as one of the grand portraits of the clowning circus, of a bygone era of the wandering entertainer. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Federico Fellini’s I clowns in a special Dual Format (Blu-ray + DVD) edition for the first time in the UK.
Original Release
03/05/1970
US Release
03/05/1970
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Riccardo Billi | Clown |
Gigi Reder | Clown |
Tino Scotti | Clown |
Valentini | Clown |
Fanfulla | Clown |
Merli | Clown |
Carlo Rizzo | Clown |
Alberto Colombaioni | Clown |
Pistoni | Clown |
Martana | Clown |
Directors
Writers
Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi
Cast
Name | Character |
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Riccardo Billi | Clown |
Gigi Reder | Clown |
Tino Scotti | Clown |
Valentini | Clown |
Fanfulla | Clown |
Merli | Clown |
Carlo Rizzo | Clown |
Alberto Colombaioni | Clown |
Pistoni | Clown |
Martana | Clown |
Giacomo Furia | Clown |
Dante Maggio | Clown |
Galliano Sbarra | Clown |
Peppino Janigro | Clown |
Carini | Clown |
Maunsell | Clown |
Nino Terzo | Clown |
Osiride Pevarello | Clown |
Nino Vingelli | Clown |
Alberto Sorrentino | Clown |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ugo Guerra | Producer |
Elio Scardamaglia | Producer |