L'arte della visione. Conversazioni con Goffredo Fofi e Gianni Volpi

The title of the product is "L'arte della visione. Conversazioni con Goffredo Fofi e Gianni Volpi" which translates to "The Art of Seeing. Conversations with Goffredo Fofi and Gianni Volpi". It features a series of conversations between the great director Federico Fellini and his two insolite intervistatori, Goffredo Fofi and Gianni Volpi. The theme of these conversations is not so much Fellini's cinema, but rather cinema in general, which as Fellini himself stated, had taken over his entire life.

During the course of these conversations, Fellini reminisces about his past experiences, meanders off on tangents, and reflects upon himself and his art. As Gianni Volpi notes in his introductory remarks, "Fellini would move with nonchalant ease from Kafka to Jung, from Rossellini to Calvino. In some of these fascinating long answers, he would skillfully weave together projects, visions, and the most diverse readings."

Fellini's charm was something that could captivate anyone he spoke with, but as Goffredo Fofi points out, it was impossible not to notice a profound melancholy beneath it all, especially in his later years. Perhaps this was because of a sense of desperation, as the cinema had changed and television had diminished and castrated it. Furthermore, Fellini's own films were increasingly hiding the sense of death that pervaded an entire civilization.

The volume is enhanced by some brief comments from Fellini on his films, which he himself suggested should accompany the text. Additionally, there are excerpts from interviews with American and European directors who have worked in America, as well as eight photographs taken by Paul Ronald on the set of "8 1/2".