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Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

28 Films

Federico Fellini

28 Included Films

Federico Fellini photo

While Criterion Essential Fellini boxset is a must, it sometimes doesn't have the best quality. It's also missing many of the later films.

The most notable ones include:

8½ has UHD also by Criterion

The Temptation of Dr. Antonio is Fellini's segment of Boccaccio '70,, and the picture quality is much worse than other releases. Kino BD is the recommended releases.

Toby Dammit is Fellini's segment of Spirits of the Dead, and the picture quality is worse than other releases. Arrow BD is the recommended releases.

Variety Lights poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray

Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray

The White Sheik poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray or StudioCanal Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray or StudioCanal Blu-ray, no comparison

English-Friendly:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray or StudioCanal Blu-ray

Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray or StudioCanal Blu-ray, no comparison

Love in the City poster
DVD
Best English-Friendly:

Italy Minerva DVD

Best Video:

Italy Minerva DVD:

Even though there is a RaroVideo Blu-ray, it has aggressive DNR and bad encoding so Minerva DVD is still visibly superior, see DVDBeaver caps.

While Minerva DVD has contrast boosting and black crush, it's still much superior to Britain Optimum DVD.

English-Friendly:

Italy Minerva DVD

Video:

Italy Minerva DVD:

Even though there is a RaroVideo Blu-ray, it has aggressive DNR and bad encoding so Minerva DVD is still visibly superior, see DVDBeaver caps.

While Minerva DVD has contrast boosting and black crush, it's still much superior to Britain Optimum DVD.

I Vitelloni poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini

I Vitelloni poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini

La Strada poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion

Best Video:

Criterion

Best Audio:

2017 StudioCanal Blu-ray

La Strada poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Criterion

Video:

Criterion

Audio:

2017 StudioCanal Blu-ray

The Swindle poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray is vastly superior to the old MoC Blu-ray see DVDBeaver comparisons

The Swindle poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray

Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini Blu-ray is vastly superior to the old MoC Blu-ray see DVDBeaver comparisons

Nights of Cabiria poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

StudioCanal Blu-ray

Best Video:

StudioCanal Blu-ray > Criterion, contrast is more accurate according to my (vanshady) viewing of 4K DCP as well as this post

Best Audio:

1999 R1 Criterion DVD

English-Friendly:

StudioCanal Blu-ray

Video:

StudioCanal Blu-ray > Criterion, contrast is more accurate according to my (vanshady) viewing of 4K DCP as well as this post

Audio:

1999 R1 Criterion DVD

La Dolce Vita poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

2022 Paramount Blu-ray

Best Video:

2022 Paramount Blu-ray

English-Friendly:

2022 Paramount Blu-ray

Video:

2022 Paramount Blu-ray

The Temptation of Dr. Antonio poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

This is the segment directed by Fellini in Boccaccio '70, see that entry for details.

English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Video:

This is the segment directed by Fellini in Boccaccio '70, see that entry for details.

Boccaccio '70 poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Best Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray doesn’t have good encoding, but according to BR, the English Cult Films Blu-ray is worse, and the original master just isn’t that good

English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray

Video:

Kino Lorber Blu-ray doesn’t have good encoding, but according to BR, the English Cult Films Blu-ray is worse, and the original master just isn’t that good

8½ poster
UHD Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Image Entertainment DVD is slightly better than Criterion 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray/DVD (all basically the same)Other Blu-ray releases are all much worse.

8½ poster
UHD Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Audio:

Image Entertainment DVD is slightly better than Criterion 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray/DVD (all basically the same)Other Blu-ray releases are all much worse.

Juliet of the Spirits poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini

English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video:

Criterion Essential Fellini

Toby Dammit poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Best Video:

Fellini's segment on Spirits of the Dead

The Toby Dammit segment is also available in Criterion boxset but seems to be SD, so Arrow Blu-ray > Plaion Blu-ray > Criterion boxset Blu-ray

Toby Dammit poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Arrow Blu-ray

Video:

Fellini's segment on Spirits of the Dead

The Toby Dammit segment is also available in Criterion boxset but seems to be SD, so Arrow Blu-ray > Plaion Blu-ray > Criterion boxset Blu-ray

Fellini: A Director’s Notebook poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion

Best Video:

Included as extras in the CriterionBlu-ray. Looks like SD source, and in a very rough quality.

English-Friendly:

Criterion

Video:

Included as extras in the CriterionBlu-ray. Looks like SD source, and in a very rough quality.

Fellini Satyricon poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

Eureka MoC slightly better than Criterion

English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Video:

Eureka MoC slightly better than Criterion

The Clowns poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or Britain MoC Blu-ray, both OOP

Best Video:

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or Britain MoC Blu-ray has no discernible difference even though MoC has more bitrate, see caps Both OOP

Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray is also OOP, not English-friendly and has no caps for comparison.

The Clowns poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or Britain MoC Blu-ray, both OOP

Video:

US RaroVideo Blu-ray or Britain MoC Blu-ray has no discernible difference even though MoC has more bitrate, see caps Both OOP

Italy Eagle Pictures Blu-ray is also OOP, not English-friendly and has no caps for comparison.

Roma poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Best Video:

Eureka MoC marginally better than Criterion

Roma poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Eureka MoC Blu-ray

Video:

Eureka MoC marginally better than Criterion

Amarcord poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Best Video:

Criterion Fellini Set

Amarcord poster
1080p Blu-ray
English-Friendly:

Criterion Blu-ray

Video:

Criterion Fellini Set

Fellini's Casanova poster
1080p Blu-ray
Best English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber 2020 Blu-ray

Best Video:

France Carlotta Blu-ray

Kino Lorber 2020 Blu-ray is a newer restoration, but the color grading is very different and seems too bright. Grading aside, the encoding is subpar, hence Carlotta is superior. See DVDBeaver caps

English-Friendly:

Kino Lorber 2020 Blu-ray

Video:

France Carlotta Blu-ray

Kino Lorber 2020 Blu-ray is a newer restoration, but the color grading is very different and seems too bright. Grading aside, the encoding is subpar, hence Carlotta is superior. See DVDBeaver caps

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