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- 2017
- R
- AMBI Group
- 1 h 33 m
- 2017
- R
- AMBI Group
- 1 h 33 m
Summary Lucy (Ksenia Solo), a shy small-town Ohio girl who loves movies but dislikes reality, discovers the delightfully bizarre films of Federico Fellini, and sets off on a strange, beautiful journey across Italy to find him.
Directed By: Taron Lexton
Written By: Nancy Cartwright, Peter Kjenaas
- 2017
- R
- AMBI Group
- 1 h 33 m
- 2017
- R
- AMBI Group
- 1 h 33 m
In Search of Fellini
55
6.3
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Summary Lucy (Ksenia Solo), a shy small-town Ohio girl who loves movies but dislikes reality, discovers the delightfully bizarre films of Federico Fellini, and sets off on a strange, beautiful journey across Italy to find him.
Directed By: Taron Lexton
Written By: Nancy Cartwright, Peter Kjenaas
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
55
40% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
55
40% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
40% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
20% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The movie can shift unevenly from effusive love letter to travel lust to sentimental moment, but that doesn’t break the fantasy.
In Search of Fellini isn’t a sophisticated movie. Instead, it’s a joyful movie, and the lack of refinement, whether embodied by the overuse of Fellini clips or the lack of juicy material for Bello and Rajskub to sink their teeth into, shows without stymying the movie’s intentions as a love note to its namesake.
Where the final minutes of the movie suffer from clumsy storytelling, most of what precedes them sits well within the romantic finding-oneself comfort zone, and Solo, while not able to imbue her character with Amelie-like spark, helps keep things from getting treacly.
The quasi-magical realist film In Search of Fellini has its heart in the right place but wears its studied quirks on its sleeve, leading with influences and references rather than a strong story.
In Search of Fellini fails to figure out twee, and more’s the pity, because the fellow who gave his name to the title perfected that — in decades of subtitled films made in his native Italy.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
6.3
29% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
6.3
29% Positive
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57% Mixed
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Awards
Ferrara Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
