Fellini

[ fuh-lee-nee; Italian fel-lee-nee ]

/ fəˈli ni; Italian fɛlˈli ni /

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noun

Fe·de·ri·co

[Italian fe-de-ree-kaw], /Italian ˌfɛ dɛˈri kɔ/, 1920–1993, Italian film director and writer.

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Words nearby Fellini

fellate, fellated, fellatio, feller, Felling, Fellini, Felliniesque, fellmonger, felloe, fellow, fellow creature

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How to use Fellini in a sentence

We grabbed pizza in a rifugio at the top of the Passo Pordoi and paired our pies with Aperol spritzes, because, hell, it felt like the most Fellini thing to do.
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Better to watch for the escapist pleasure of a jewel-toned melodrama that evokes Fellini and Almodóvar as much as it does Nin.
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Dern recalled the formative experience of encountering a Fellini masterpiece for the first time.
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Fellini had actual press photographers on set to leak tidbits to keep the sensationalism around the film alive.
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But the author preferred Fellini double bills and moved to San Francisco in 1971.
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Many say that The Great Beauty is the new Fellini, with its handsome surrealism, baroque expressions, and casual opulence.
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What The Great Beauty and Fellini share is the Roman light—3,000 years of viscous sun.
The New Fellini: Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’|Jimmy So|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
With a precise coffee habit nailed down, maybe the inimitable genius of Franz Liszt or Federico Fellini will follow.
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"Send to Mr. Fellini's office, at once," ordered the judge impatiently.
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British Dictionary definitions for Fellini

Fellini

/ (Italian fɛlˈliːnɪ) /

noun

Federico (fedeˈriko). 1920–93, Italian film director. His films include La Dolce Vita (1959), 81/2 (1963), Satyricon (1969), and Intervista (1987)

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