University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas Libraries will host “Fellini in February” a series of feature films written and directed by Federico Fellini. The films will be screened in the Mullins Library Room 104 each Tuesday evening from Feb. 5 to Feb. 26, all beginning at 6 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

“The Libraries’ film series committee decided to focus on the works of Federico Fellini – one of the most influential filmmakers of the last century,” said Lora Lennertz-Jetton, head of the performing arts and media department and chair of the film series committee. “We wanted to offer the campus community diverse styles that represent the realistic and the absurd, films that are still well-known as well as those that are less familiar.”

Feb. 12 – Amarcord (Italy, 1973). Fellini satirizes his youth in this coming-of-age story set in the seaside village of Borgo San Giuliano. The comedy follows Titta, the adolescent son of a large family, and his eccentric friends and neighbors over the course of a year. Daily life is a circus of fantasy, memory and ritual. The film won the Academy Award for best foreign language film. It stars Pupella Maggio, Armando Brancia and Magali Noel.