An immense edition of those diaries was published in 2020 to mark the centenary of Fellini’s birth, and armed with it we can explore afresh ‘Fellinia’, the inner world that the filmmaker brought to life on screen. Picasso, Chaplin, Hitler, Anita Ekberg, the Kennedys, and his wife Giuletta Masina, all mingle among a huge cast of characters in this extraordinary testament to cinema as a dream life – rarely realised with such uninhibited exuberance.

NB. Preceding Ian Christie’s talk, is a screening of a fascinating new documentary ‘Fellinopolis’ (UK Premiere) in the auditorium at 10:30am, and following the talk is Fellini’s ‘Orchestral Rehearsal’ – (Studio) 16:30