A “semihumourous introduction” to the world of Federico Fellini movies in a “documentary” made for US television, illustrating dedication to cinema as an intuitive visual art that transcends mere illustrative storytelling.įederico Fellini, A Director’s Notebook, in his own images… Federico Fellini Movies: A Director’s NotebookĬommissioned by NBC television producer Peter Goldfarb in 1968 to do an hour-long program on his work, Fellini filmed a “sort of semihumourous introduction” to past and future plans: the recently abandoned project, The Voyage of G.