Federico Fellini
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Woody Allen: ‘I am realistic in my appraisal of the human condition, but not realistic in my everyday life’
- Film
- September 19, 2014, 00:20
“I am realistic to my detriment,” Woody Allen says. “There is no God. There is no purpose to the universe. One day the sun will burn out. Earth wil(...)

Poet Desmond O’Grady dies, aged 78
- Culture
- August 25, 2014, 21:44
President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Desmond O’Grady, the Limerick-born poet and member of Aosdána, who has died at the age of 78. Describi(...)

Azzurri no support act for O’Driscoll farewell
- International
- March 8, 2014, 06:00
A cautionary tale, La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) (...)

Imagery of Italy clashes with reality of ruins
- Europe
- March 5, 2014, 01:00
The irony of the moment was so strong that even newly appointed arts minister Dario Franceschini could not resist. In a tweet to celebrate the (...)

Bigger, brasher, deeper, where it’s all about money one way or another
- Europe
- September 6, 2013, 01:00
Moscow celebrates its 866th anniversary tomorrow and goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a mayor to run the biggest, brashest, most in-your- face cit(...)

The Great Beauty
- Film
- September 6, 2013
Throughout his career, Paolo Sorrentino, director of Il Divo and The Family Friend, has endured comparisons with Federico Fellini. Like his distinguis(...)

Cheer up, you’re in Cannes
- Film
- May 25, 2013, 01:00
You couldn’t say Cannes film festival wasn’t fun. Who wouldn’t want to sit in the Lumière Theatre after a screening of Nicolas Winding Refn’s f(...)

Cannes Film Festival: The Great Beauty/La Grande Bellezza
- Film
- May 21, 2013, 19:00
Throughout his career, Paolo Sorrentino has had to endure unhelpful comparisons with his great compatriot Federico Fellini. With his follow-up (...)