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Episode Details

Original tape date: January 10, 1997. First aired: January 2, 2026.

(1972, Italy/France, Languages Italian | German | English | French | Latin | Spanish with English subtitles, Satire | Comedy|Drama, b&w)
Director: Federico Fellini
Writers: Federico Fellini, Bernardino Zapponi
Stars: Peter Gonzales Falcon, Fiona Florence, Britta Barnes

Roma (also known as Fellini's Roma or Federico Fellini's Roma) is a 1972 semi-autobiographical comedy-drama film depicting director Federico Fellini's move from his native Rimini to Rome as a youth. The film was directed by Fellini from a screenplay by himself and Bernardino Zapponi. It is a homage to the city, shown in a series of loosely connected episodes set during both Rome's past and present. The plot is minimal, and the only "character" to develop significantly is Rome herself. Peter Gonzales plays the young Fellini, and the film features mainly newcomers in the cast.

Discussion guest: Charlotte Chandler.

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