Federico Fellini

There are many celebrities from the entertainment world in some way related to the city of Rimini. Rimini has given birth to many famous people, or who for many was a special place.

The first and most important, the coolest of all is undoubtedly Federico Fellini. The great master of Italian cinema was born in Rimini January 20, 1920. Here he spent his youth and high school years, years later he would return to repeatedly in his films. Since he moved to Rome when he was twenty, he returned several times and reluctantly to Rimini, where his family, his mother and sister still lived. But Rimini for him is primarily a place of remembrance, remembrance. Here is how the Master described thus: "Above all, I think, the [back] is a masochistic pleasure rechewing memory: a theatrical, literary exploitation. Of course, it can have its charm. A sleep disorder charm. But here I can not think of Rimini as an objective fact. "

However, some of his most popular are directly derived from his own memories of high school, as Amarcord, a film that marks his return exactly, with the memory at the time of his youth. These submissions were on which Fellini thought several times, thinking of when he was a child and went into the car with his parents, or homes where he lived with his family. A familiar Rimini composed of emotions that he was not able to objectify. His favorite places, which are still popular tourist destinations, have been thrown in Rimini, the flagship channel of the port, the Malatesta Temple and film Fulgor.

The city of Rimini still remembers the Grand Master who was born here and was buried beside his wife, Giulietta Masina, with many events and initiatives in his honor. In Rimini, Federico Fellini, is the Foundation and the Museum of Fellini, who holds texts, videos and documents of all kinds on Fellini. The Foundation organizes various activities, such as the exhibition "The books of my house" where you can visit the more than 2,000 volumes from his personal library. The exhibition can be visited by tourists and fans until August 16. also film retrospectives on the great masters of cinema are often organized.

But also many others gave the luster and prestige of this city, for example by Hugo Pratt was born, one of the most famous cartoonists in the world, creator of Corto Maltese, one of the most famous comic International . Again, Renato Zavagli called Rene Gruau was born, one of the most important graphic designers in the world, who created some of the most famous posters for cabarets of Paris. Always there to Rimini Delio Rossi was born, a former Italian football player and coach. And in more recent times, Samuele Bersani, Italian singer and composer of origin. To pay homage to Rimini, there was also Carlton Myers, one of the greatest basketball players of Italy, who played for the basketball team Rimini from 1988 to 1992 and during the 1994-1995 season. Here, he developed serious and put in the spotlight for the first time.

By Michele De Capitani with support from Rimini hotel for further information, please visit Rimini Turismo or for further information, please visit Fiera di Rimini