Che strano chiamarsi Federico!

Ettore Scola is a highly honored figure of Italian cinema, although it might seem that he has remained in the shadows of more famous directors like Michelangelo Antonioni or Federico Fellini. Scola and Fellini worked together as young men, forming a lifelong friendship and strong bond. Their many common experiences led Scola to the idea of making a film that would be an intimate tribute to the memory of a dear friend and a famous director. In a special collage of images, he blends archival footage and photographs to reconstruct the memorable spirit of Felini's films, with reference to specific films and their characteristic dreamy atmosphere. This is a personal, commemorative film full of fellinian humor and imagination. (Days of European Film)