In Search of Fellini
A shy small-town Ohio girl who loves movies but dislikes reality, discovers the delightfully bizarre films of Federico Fellini, and sets off on a strange, beautiful journey across Italy to find him.
October1987, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
9 April 1951, Vigonovo, Veneto, Italy
25 October 1957, Dayton, Ohio, USA
12 April 1967, Northern California, USA
22 June 1961, Zanesville, Ohio, USA
25 August 1977, Durban, South Africa
5 March 1972, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
September 14, 2017
The movie can shift unevenly from effusive love letter to travel lust to sentimental moment, but that doesn't break the fantasy.
September 15, 2017
Cinephiles should appreciate this nostalgic coming-of-age drama that finds its own modest niche while capturing the spirit of the legendary Italian filmmaker.
September 15, 2017
The plot makes not a lick of sense, but the imagery is striking, and the adoration of Fellini's films comes through loud and clear.
September 12, 2017
However much its sentimentalized innocence stretches credulity, the overall production remains polished, and young dreamers who come across it in limited release may well embrace it.
September 25, 2017
Whether his film is worthy of Fellini's image is in the eye of the beholder, but one gets the sense that if Il Mago still lived, he would approve, not only of Lexton's flattering homage but also his understanding of the magic of cinema.
January 15, 2018
Never comes close to finding the "twee" that they were going for.
