Cannes 2009: Masters Bergman and Fellini Make the Cut

The Tarantinos, the Hanekes and the von Triers will be sharing the limelight at the Cannes Film Festival next month along with great masters Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini. Cannes will be host to Images From The Playground — a new compilation film containing unique and never before seen material from nine of Ingmar Bergman’s behind-the-screen films, from Sawdust and Tinsel to Persona, and today comes word that the fest will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Federico Fellini’s “La dolce vita” with the world premiere of “Noi che abbiamo fatto ‘La dolce vita’ ” (We Who Made “La dolce vita”). One of my most beloved scenes in the history of film is when Anita Ekberg decides to walk into the fountain. 

The documentary is about the making the film, and is directed by Assistant Director at the time in Gianfranco Mingozzi. The picture was conceived by Fellini in 1958, shot in 1959, and premiered in Cannes in 1960.