29 moments

1. Birth in Rimini

   1920-01-20 · Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

   Federico Fellini was born in the Adriatic city that remained a central imaginative reference point in his work.

2. Primary school in Rimini

   1924-01-01 · Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

   Fellini began his formal schooling at a convent-run institute in Rimini. The source supplies the year but not a more precise date or the school's coordinates.

3. First visit to Rome

   1933-01-01 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

   As a teenager, Fellini visited Rome with his parents for the first time. The source does not identify a specific site in Rome.

4. Febo portrait shop

   1937-01-01 · Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

   Fellini and painter Demos Bonini opened the Febo portrait shop, an early professional venture. The shop's exact address is not supplied.

5. First cartoon published

   1938-01-01 · Florence, Tuscany, Italy

   Fellini traveled to Florence, where he placed his first cartoon with the weekly 420. The source identifies Florence but not a particular publishing office.

6. Sapienza enrollment

   1939-09-01 · Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Lazio, Italy

   Fellini relocated to Rome for enrollment at Sapienza University, though biographical accounts question whether he attended classes.

7. Rome apartment with family

   1940-01-01 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

   Fellini's family joined him in Rome, sharing an apartment while he was beginning his professional writing work. The apartment address is not identified.

8. Escape flight to Sicily

   1942-01-01 · Sicily, Italy

   During the siege of Tripoli, Fellini and colleagues escaped Libya on a German military plane bound for Sicily. The source gives no date beyond 1942 and no Sicilian landing place; coordinates represent Sicily.

9. Screenplay assignment in Libya

   1942-11-01 · Libya

   Fellini was dispatched to Fascist-occupied Libya to work on and direct scenes for Knights of the Desert. The source establishes Libya but not a more specific location; coordinates are a representative point for the country.

10. Funny Face Shop

    1944-01-01 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

    After Rome's Allied liberation, Fellini co-opened a caricature shop with Enrico De Seta and drew American soldiers. The shop's exact address and opening date are not supplied.

11. Paisà filming assignment

    1946-01-01 · Maiori, Campania, Italy

    Working as screenwriter and assistant director on Rossellini's Paisà, Fellini was assigned the Sicilian scenes filmed in Maiori. The source describes the scenes as Sicilian although Maiori is in Campania; the coordinate follows the explicitly named filming location.

12. Return for his father's funeral

    1956-01-01 · Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

    Fellini returned to Rimini with a mistress to attend the funeral of his father, Urbano Fellini. The return is discussed in the context of his father's death in spring 1956; the source does not provide a more precise date.

13. Witness to helicopter event

    1956-05-01 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Fellini witnessed in Rome the helicopter flight of a statue of Christ that later inspired the opening imagery of La Dolce Vita. The exact viewing position is not identified.

14. La Dolce Vita production begins

    1959-03-16 · Cinecittà Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Fellini began shooting La Dolce Vita at Cinecittà with a large recreation of Saint Peter's cupola.

15. Milan screening confrontation

    1960-02-05 · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

    At an exclusive Milan screening of La Dolce Vita, Fellini was confronted by hostile audience members amid the film's controversy. The venue of the screening is not identified.

16. 8½ production crisis and continuation

    1962-04-01 · Cinecittà Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

    During the start of 8½, Fellini was in his Cinecittà office and then went onto the set, deciding to continue the film. The article's production chronology establishes this as April 1962.

17. Los Angeles publicity trip

    1970-01-01 · Los Angeles, California, United States

    Fellini flew to Los Angeles to promote Fellini Satyricon through television interviews and a meeting with Paul Mazursky. The interview venues are not identified.

18. The Clowns location scouting

    1970-02-01 · Paris, Île-de-France, France

    Fellini scouted Paris locations for The Clowns, his film-and-television project about circus culture. The article's preceding January 1970 chronology establishes this February as 1970.

19. Amarcord set at Cinecittà

    1973-01-01 · Cinecittà Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Fellini was photographed with cast members on the set of Amarcord at Cinecittà Studios during the film's production. The archival-photo caption dates the image circa 1973 rather than to a specific day or month.

20. Meeting Carlos Castaneda

    1984-10-01 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Fellini met Carlos Castaneda in Rome and began developing the ultimately unrealized Viaggio a Tulum project. The precise meeting location is not identified.

21. Mexico research journey

    1985-10-01 · Yucatán, Mexico

    Fellini continued the Castaneda-project research trip into the jungles of Mexico after traveling through Los Angeles. The article identifies a Yucatán journey and October 1985 research in Mexico but does not give an exact jungle location; coordinates are a representative regional point.

22. Trip to Los Angeles for Tulum research

    1985-10-01 · Los Angeles, California, United States

    Fellini traveled from Rome to Los Angeles with his entourage for research into a planned Castaneda adaptation. The source does not specify a Los Angeles venue.

23. The Voice of the Moon production

    1989-01-01 · Empire Studios, Castel Romano, Lazio, Italy

    For his final feature, Fellini worked on a purpose-built town set at Empire Studios on the Via Pontina outside Rome. The source gives early 1989 rather than a precise production date; coordinates are a representative point for the Castel Romano/Via Pontina studio area.

24. Rehabilitation transfer

    1993-01-01 · Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

    After the Rimini stroke, Fellini was transferred to Ferrara for rehabilitation. The transfer date and rehabilitation facility are not specified.

25. Transfer to Policlinico Umberto I

    1993-01-01 · Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Fellini was moved to Rome's Policlinico Umberto I to be near Giulietta Masina during his final illness. The transfer date is not specified.

26. Honorary Oscar appearance

    1993-03-01 · Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Fellini appeared at the Los Angeles Academy Awards ceremony to accept an honorary Oscar presented by Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. The Washington Post report was published March 30, 1993 and describes the previous night's Los Angeles ceremony; the exact ceremony date was March 29, 1993.

27. Angioplasty in Zürich

    1993-06-16 · Cantonal Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland

    Fellini entered Zürich's Cantonal Hospital for femoral-artery angioplasty during his final illness. Coordinates represent the University Hospital Zürich/Cantonal Hospital site.

28. Stroke at the Grand Hotel

    1993-08-01 · Grand Hotel Rimini, Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

    About two months after his Zürich procedure, Fellini suffered a stroke at Rimini's Grand Hotel. The source supports August 1993 by saying the stroke occurred two months after June 16, but does not give a day.

29. Death in Rome

    1993-10-31 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

    Fellini died in Rome following a heart attack, one day after the fiftieth anniversary of his marriage to Giulietta Masina. The specific place of death within Rome is not identified.