I don’t like the idea of “understanding” a film. I don’t believe that rational understanding is an essential element in the reception of any work of art. Either a film has something to say to you or it hasn’t. If you are moved by it, you don’t need it explained to you. If not, no explanation can make you moved by it.

Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images he is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century and is widely revered. What Fellini formerly accepted as "his extrasensory perceptions" were now interpreted as psychic manifestations of the unconscious. Desperately poor they unsuccessfully joined forces to draw sketches of restaurant and café patrons.

Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images he is considered one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century and is widely revered. He won five Academy Awards becoming the person who won the highest number of Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film in history.