Federico Fellini

Trenchant in its critical analysis absorbing and sympathetic in its account of his private life Kezich''s Fellini is a revelation. It effaces virtually everything written to date about the Italian maestro . . . This engrossing biography mirrors its subject. It''s affectionate garrulous and often rambling and in sudden flashes of brilliance it offers a penetrating view of Fellini''s life and art. ―Peter Cowie The NationFew writers are able to approach Fellini with the privilege of intimate experience and friendship . . . Kezich fills the pages of this biography with uncommon detail and artistry presenting a chronicle that weaves life with film fact with fantasy in a style reminiscent of the great director''s avant-garde style . . . For the aficionado of Fellini''s works this narrative of his life provides a sea of subtle precious anecdotes. To those yet unacquainted with the Italian master the book is an introduction not only to the man''s life but his art also. It''s a captivating read. ―Karoun Demirjian The Christian Science MonitorKezich''s forty-year friendship with the maestro allows him to offer up an intimate and lively portrait of Fellini filled with revealing anecdotes and psychological insight. ―Michel Ciment author of Kubrick and Kazan on Kazan