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I clowns
I clowns
Directed by	Federico Fellini
Written by	Story and Screenplay:; Federico Fellini; Bernardino Zapponi
Produced by	Elio Scardamaglia
Starring	Federico Fellini
Cinematography	Dario Di Palma
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by	Nino Rota
Release date	December 25, 1970;
Running time	92 minutes
Language	Italian

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I clowns (also known as The Clowns) is a 1970 mockumentary film by Federico Fellini about the human fascination with clowns and circuses.^[1]

Plot summary

Cast

Main

Riccardo Billi as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Billi)
Federico Fellini as himself
Gigi Reder as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Reder)
Tino Scotti as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Scotti)
Valentini as himself – Italian Clown
Fanfulla as himself – Italian Clown
Merli as himself – Italian Clown
Carlo Rizzo as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Rizzo)
Colombaioni as Themselves – Italian Clowns (credited as I 4 Colombaioni)
Pistoni as himself – Italian Clown
Martana as Themselves – Italian Clowns (credited as I Martana)
Giacomo Furia as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Furia)
Alvaro Vitali as himself (The Troupe)
Dante Maggio as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Maggio)
Galliano Sbarra as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Sbarra)
Peppino Janigro as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Janigro)
Carini as himself – Italian Clown
Maunsell as himself – Italian Clown
Nino Terzo as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Terzo)
Osiride Pevarello as Clown (Credited as Peverello)
Nino Vingelli as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Vingelli)
Alberto Sorrentino as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Sorrentino)
Fumagalli as himself – Italian Clown
Valdemaro as himself – Italian Clown
Luigi Zerbinati as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Zerbinati)
Ettore Bevilacqua as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Bevilacqua)
Maya Morin as Maya (La troupe)
Anna Lina Alberti as herself – Alvaro's mother (La troupe) (credited as Lina Alberti)
Gasparin as Gasparino (La troupe)
Alex as himself – French Clown
Georges Loriot as himself – French Clown (credited as Père Loriot)
Maïs as himself – French Clown
Bario as himself – French Clown
Ludo as himself – French Clown
Nino as himself – French Clown
Charlie Rivel as himself
Pierre Étaix as himself
Annie Fratellini as herself
Victor Fratellini as himself
Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée as himself (credited as Baptiste)
Tristan Remy as himself
Liana Orfei as herself
Rinaldo Orfei as himself
Nando Orfei as himself
Franco Migliorini as himself – Animal Tamer
Anita Ekberg as herself

Cameo/Uncredited

Maria Grazia Buccella as herself
Aristide Caporale as Railwayman
Victoria Chaplin as herself
Liliana Chiari as herself
Dante Cleri as Fascist
Shirley Corrigan as Audience member
Feverello as himself – Italian Clown
Gustavo Fratellini as himself – Italian Clown
Adelina Poerio as Dwarf nun

Production

The film was made for the Italian TV station RAI with an agreement that it would be released simultaneously as a cinema feature.^[2] RAI and co-producer Leone Film compromised on its release, with RAI broadcasting it on Christmas Day, 1970, and Leone Film releasing it theatrically in Italy the following day, December 26, 1970.^[3]

It is a docufiction: part reality, part fantasy. The film has sometimes been referred to as one of the first mockumentaries in film history (Woody Allen's Take the Money and Run having been released in just the previous year).^[4] Being documentary and fiction in one, The Clowns distinguishes itself by being a mockumentary with unique characteristics, not the least of which is reflecting Fellini's own increasing fascination with how documentary films reflect "reality". Fellini had already explored this semi-fictional documentary genre in 1969's Fellini: A Director's Notebook and would further do so in 1987's Intervista, both of which contain unreliable depictions of Fellini himself making the film within the film narrative.

Reception

The film has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 6.9/10.^[5] Film Critic Roger Ebert gave the film three stars out of four.^[6]

References

^ I Clowns review by Philip French at The Guardian, October 26, 2014
^ Baxter, J.: Fellini, page 260. St. Martins Press, 1993.
^ Baxter, J.: Fellini, page 270. St. Martins Press, 1993.
^ I clowns: Fellini's Mockumentary - article at The Artifice
^ "I Clowns (The Clowns) (1970)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ "The Clowns". rogerebert.com. 7 July 1971.

External links

[1] I Clowns review by Philip French at The Guardian, October 26, 2014

[2] Baxter, J.: Fellini, page 260. St. Martins Press, 1993.

[3] Baxter, J.: Fellini, page 270. St. Martins Press, 1993.

[4] I clowns: Fellini's Mockumentary - article at The Artifice

[5] "I Clowns (The Clowns) (1970)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

[6] "The Clowns". rogerebert.com. 7 July 1971.

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 | writer         = '''Story and Screenplay:'''<br>[[Federico Fellini]]<br>[[Bernardino Zapponi]]
 | starring       = [[Federico Fellini]]
-| producer       = [[Elio Scardamaglia]]
+| producer       = Elio Scardamaglia
 | editing        = [[Ruggero Mastroianni]]
 | music          = [[Nino Rota]]
+| cinematography = [[Dario Di Palma]]
-| released       = December 25, 1970
+| released       = {{Film date|1970|12|25}}
 | runtime        = 92 minutes
 | language       = Italian
 }}
-'''''I clowns''''' (also known as '''''The Clowns''''') is a 1970 film by [[Federico Fellini]] about the human fascination with [[clown]]s and [[circus]]es.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/26/i-clowns-review-philip-french-fellini-1970 I Clowns review] by [[Philip French]] at [[The Guardian]], October 26, 2014</ref>
+'''''I clowns''''' (also known as '''''The Clowns''''') is a 1970 [[mockumentary]] film by [[Federico Fellini]] about the human fascination with [[clown]]s and [[circus]]es.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/26/i-clowns-review-philip-french-fellini-1970 I Clowns review] by [[Philip French]] at [[The Guardian]], October 26, 2014</ref>
-==Production==
+==Plot summary==
+{{Expand section|date=November 2022}}
-The film was made for the Italian TV station [[RAI]] with an agreement that it would be released simultaneously as a cinema feature.<ref>Baxter, J.: ''Fellini'', page 260. St. Martins Press, 1993.</ref> RAI and co-producer Leone Film compromised on its release, with RAI broadcasting it on Christmas Day, 1970, and Leone Film releasing it theatrically in Italy the following day, December 26, 1970.<ref>Baxter, J.: ''Fellini'', page 270. St. Martins Press, 1993.</ref>
-It is a [[docufiction]]: part reality, part fantasy. The film has sometimes been referred to as the first [[mockumentary]] in film history, although 1964's ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' may have a superior claim to that distinction.<ref>[http://the-artifice.com/i-clowns-fellini-mockumentary/ I clowns: Fellini's Mockumentary] - article at [http://the-artifice.com/ The Artifice]</ref> Being [[documentary]] and [[fiction]] in one, ''The Clowns'' distinguishes itself by being a mockumentary with unique characteristics, not the least of which is reflecting Fellini's own increasing fascination with how documentary films reflect "reality". Fellini would further explore this semi-fictional documentary genre in 1972's ''[[Fellini's Roma]]'' and 1987's ''[[Intervista]]'', both of which contain unreliable depictions of Fellini himself making the film within the film narrative.
 ==Cast==
 ===Main===
-* [[Riccardo Billi]] as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Billi)
+* [[Riccardo Billi]] as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Billi)
-* [[Federico Fellini]] as Himself
+* [[Federico Fellini]] as himself
-* [[Gigi Reder]] as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Reder)
+* [[Gigi Reder]] as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Reder)
-* [[Tino Scotti]] as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Scotti)
+* [[Tino Scotti]] as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Scotti)
-* Valentini as Himself – Italian Clown
+* Valentini as himself – Italian Clown
-* [[Fanfulla]] as Himself – Italian Clown
+* [[Fanfulla]] as himself – Italian Clown
-* [[Merli]] as Himself – Italian Clown
+* [[Merli]] as himself – Italian Clown
-* Carlo Rizzo as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Rizzo)
+* [[Carlo Rizzo]] as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Rizzo)
 * Colombaioni as Themselves – Italian Clowns (credited as I 4 Colombaioni)
-* Pistoni as Himself – Italian Clown
+* Pistoni as himself – Italian Clown
 * Martana as Themselves – Italian Clowns (credited as I Martana)
-* [[Giacomo Furia]] as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Furia)
+* [[Giacomo Furia]] as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Furia)
-* [[Alvaro Vitali]] as Himself (The Troupe)
+* [[Alvaro Vitali]] as himself (The Troupe)
-* [[Dante Maggio]] as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Maggio)
+* [[Dante Maggio]] as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Maggio)
-* Galliano Sbarra as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Sbarra)
+* Galliano Sbarra as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Sbarra)
-* Peppino Janigro as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Janigro)
+* Peppino Janigro as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Janigro)
-* Carini as Himself – Italian Clown
+* Carini as himself – Italian Clown
-* Maunsell as Himself – Italian Clown
+* Maunsell as himself – Italian Clown
-* [[Nino Terzo]] as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Terzo)
+* [[Nino Terzo]] as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Terzo)
 * Osiride Pevarello as Clown (Credited as Peverello)
-* [[Nino Vingelli]] as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Vingelli)
+* [[Nino Vingelli]] as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Vingelli)
-* [[Alberto Sorrentino]] as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Sorrentino)
+* [[Alberto Sorrentino]] as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Sorrentino)
-* [[Fumagalli]] as Himself – Italian Clown
+* Fumagalli as himself – Italian Clown
-* Valdemaro as Himself – Italian Clown
+* Valdemaro as himself – Italian Clown
-* Luigi Zerbinati as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Zerbinati)
+* Luigi Zerbinati as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Zerbinati)
-* Ettore Bevilacqua as Himself – Italian Clown (credited as Bevilacqua)
+* Ettore Bevilacqua as himself – Italian Clown (credited as Bevilacqua)
 * Maya Morin as Maya (La troupe)
-* Anna Lina Alberti as Herself – Alvaro's mother (La troupe) (credited as Lina Alberti)
+* Anna Lina Alberti as herself – Alvaro's mother (La troupe) (credited as Lina Alberti)
 * Gasparin as Gasparino (La troupe)
-* [[Alex]] asHimself – French Clown
+* Alex as himself – French Clown
-* [[Georges Loriot]] as Himself – French Clown (credited as Père Loriot)
+* [[Georges Loriot]] as himself – French Clown (credited as Père Loriot)
-* Maïs as Himself – French Clown
+* Maïs as himself – French Clown
-* Bario as Himself – French Clown
+* Bario as himself – French Clown
-* Ludo as Himself – French Clown
+* Ludo as himself – French Clown
-* Nino as Himself – French Clown
+* Nino as himself – French Clown
-* [[Charlie Rivel]] as Himself
+* [[Charlie Rivel]] as himself
-* [[Pierre Étaix]] as Himself
+* [[Pierre Étaix]] as himself
-* [[Annie Fratellini]] as Herself
+* [[Annie Fratellini]] as herself
-* Victor Fratellini as Himself
+* Victor Fratellini as himself
-* Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée as Himself (credited as Baptiste)
+* [[Jean-Baptiste Thierrée|Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée]] as himself (credited as Baptiste)
-* Tristan Remy as Himself
+* Tristan Remy as himself
-* [[Liana Orfei]] as Herself
+* [[Liana Orfei]] as herself
-* Rinaldo Orfei as Himself
+* Rinaldo Orfei as himself
-* Nando Orfei as Himself
+* Nando Orfei as himself
-* Franco Migliorini as Himself – Animal Tamer
+* Franco Migliorini as himself – Animal Tamer
-* [[Anita Ekberg]] as Herself
+* [[Anita Ekberg]] as herself
 ===Cameo/Uncredited===
-* [[Maria Grazia Buccella]] as Herself
+* [[Maria Grazia Buccella]] as herself
 * Aristide Caporale as Railwayman
-* [[Victoria Chaplin]] as Herself
+* [[Victoria Chaplin]] as herself
-* Liliana Chiari as Herself
+* Liliana Chiari as herself
 * Dante Cleri as Fascist
 * Shirley Corrigan as Audience member
-* Feverello as Himself – Italian Clown
+* Feverello as himself – Italian Clown
-* Gustavo Fratellini as Himself – Italian Clown
+* Gustavo Fratellini as himself – Italian Clown
 * Adelina Poerio as Dwarf nun
+==Production==
+The film was made for the Italian TV station [[RAI]] with an agreement that it would be released simultaneously as a cinema feature.<ref>Baxter, J.: ''Fellini'', page 260. St. Martins Press, 1993.</ref> RAI and co-producer Leone Film compromised on its release, with RAI broadcasting it on Christmas Day, 1970, and Leone Film releasing it theatrically in Italy the following day, December 26, 1970.<ref>Baxter, J.: ''Fellini'', page 270. St. Martins Press, 1993.</ref>
+It is a [[docufiction]]: part reality, part fantasy. The film has sometimes been referred to as one of the first [[mockumentary|mockumentaries]] in film history (Woody Allen's ''[[Take the Money and Run (film)|Take the Money and Run]]'' having been released in just the previous year).<ref>[http://the-artifice.com/i-clowns-fellini-mockumentary/ I clowns: Fellini's Mockumentary] - article at ''[[The Artifice (magazine)|The Artifice]]''</ref> Being [[documentary]] and [[fiction]] in one, ''The Clowns'' distinguishes itself by being a mockumentary with unique characteristics, not the least of which is reflecting Fellini's own increasing fascination with how documentary films reflect "reality". Fellini had already explored this semi-fictional documentary genre in 1969's ''[[Fellini: A Director's Notebook]]'' and would further do so in 1987's ''[[Intervista]]'', both of which contain unreliable depictions of Fellini himself making the film within the film narrative.
+==Reception==
+The film has a 100% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 6.9/10.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_clowns|title=I Clowns (The Clowns) (1970) |access-date=11 July 2018 |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref> Film Critic [[Roger Ebert]] gave the film three stars out of four.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Clowns|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-clowns-1971|website=rogerebert.com|date=7 July 1971}}</ref>
 ==References==
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+{{Reflist|30em}}
 ==External links==
-* ''[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_clowns/ The Clowns]'' at [http://www.rottentomatoes.com Rotten Tomatoes]
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+* {{Rotten Tomatoes|m/the_clowns|I clowns}}
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v t e Federico Fellini
As director	Variety Lights (1950) The White Sheik (1952) I Vitelloni (1953) Love in the City (1953) La Strada (1954) Il bidone (1955) Nights of Cabiria (1957) La dolce vita (1960) Boccaccio '70 (1962) 8½ (1963) Juliet of the Spirits (1965) Spirits of the Dead (1968) Fellini: A Director's Notebook (1969) Fellini Satyricon (1969) The Clowns (1970) Roma (1972) Amarcord (1973) Casanova (1976) Orchestra Rehearsal (1979) City of Women (1980) And the Ship Sails On (1983) Ginger and Fred (1986) Intervista (1987) The Voice of the Moon (1990)
As writer only	The Last Wagon (1943) Rome, Open City (1945) Paisan (1946) Flesh Will Surrender (1947) Bullet for Stefano (1947) L'Amore ("The Miracle" segment, 1948) Without Pity (1948) In the Name of the Law (1949) City of Pain (1949) The Mill on the Po (1949) The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) Path of Hope (1950) Four Ways Out (1951) Cameriera bella presenza offresi... (1951) The Bandit of Tacca Del Lupo (1952) Fortunella (1958)
Works about	E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975 documentary) Federico Fellini: His Life and Work (1987/2002 biography) Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002 documentary) I'm a Born Liar (2003 book) How Strange to Be Named Federico (2013 documentary)
Related	Giulietta Masina (wife) Fellini Museum Asa Nisi Masa Paparazzi