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Few cities are as closely linked to the universe of a creator as Rimini, inseparable from the work of Federico Fellini. It was in 1920 that the giant of Italian cinema was born in this city of Emilia-Romagna set on the edge of the Adriatic and famous for its sandy beaches. A veritable muse of the filmmaker, Rimini has been both the matrix and the source of inspiration for all the work of the maestro, Vitelloni To And the ship goespassing through the unforgettable Amarcordwhich teems with references to this city and its region, where he spent the first 19 years of his life.
Fellini Museum in Rimini: a superb tribute to the Maestro
Rimini pays a magnificent tribute to the Maestro with the Fellini Museum, opening in 2021, a visit to which will delight film buffs and lovers of the filmmaker. Totally devoted to the world of Fellini, this exceptional site offers an immersive and singular experience to its visitors that the director of The good life.
The exhibition route, which is both inspiring, interactive and fun, extends over three sites: the Sismondo castle, an old fortress built in the 15the century, the Palazzo del Fulgor building of the XVIIIth s home to the Fulgor cinema (once frequented by the young Fellini) where his films are screened, and the Malatesta square, a place of life poetically renowned “place of dreams”, where games of light and installations, including a fountain recreating the famous fog effectAmarcordevoke the Fellini universe.
In all, no less than 16 rooms guarantee an immersion in Fellini’s teeming imagination with the help of videos, installations, costumes and cult objects, such as the Christ of The good life or a special Anita Ekberg XXL selfie! Throughout the tour, the visitor can review film extracts, discover archival documents, props and sets, as well as the famous “Book of Dreams”, the diary in which the director drew and wrote down for thirty years the dreams at the origin of his films.
Fellini’s walk through the streets of Rimini
After the visit, the exploration of the universe of Federico Fellini continues in the streets of Rimini, some of which bear the name of characters from his films, but also of his companion and muse, the extraordinary actress Giuletta Masina. The filmmaker rests by his side in the monumental cemetery, under a bronze work by the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro.
A must-see, the Borgo San Giuliano invites you to take a poetic stroll with its mural frescoes by local artists, evoking with grace and emotion the Maestro’s films, such as the moving Gelsomina by La Strada or thea famous Trevi Fountain scene from The good life.
By the sea, you shouldn’t miss the Grand Hôtel, a splendid Art Nouveau building, which made the hero ofAmarcordinspired by Fellini’s childhood memories, but also the Corso d’Augusto, the Arengo Palace or the Fontana delle Pigna, among other places mentioned in Amarcordwhose title means ” I remember in the local dialect.
Not far away, the Rimini quay, which leads from the lighthouse to the Palata, – one of the most popular promenades in Rimini – appears in scenes from I Vitelloni. Unconditional Fellini fans will go as far as Marina Centro, in rue Dardanelli, where the filmmaker was born.
Rimini is already cinema!
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https://www.visitrimini.com/fr/riminicest-fellini/itineraire-fellinien/
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