He got his start creating cartoons and sketch art for magazines, but eventually transferred over to the art of film, debuting with Variety Lights (1950). He went on to make other popular movies such as La Dolce Vita (1960), 8½ (1963), Amarcord (1973) and Fellini's Satyricon (1969). He won an Academy Award for La Strada (1954), and as his career progressed he won three more after that. Fellini’s most popular scene, however, came in the movie La Dolce Vita. Anita Ekberg portrayed Sylvia, a love interest of Marcello’s. She climbs into the Trevi Fountain spinning and dancing in the water as she calls him over to her.
This scene holds a warm place in my heart because, in another section of the museum, we were led through and explored a series of rooms. In one of them, there was a sound system set up. My friend and I put on a set of headphones, pressed the English instruction button and were guided through this very scene. After learning our lines, we did a voiceover of the Trevi fountain scene. I acted as Sylvia, and my friend was Marcello. Now, I won’t say we were good or anything, but for roughly three minutes, we were voice actors. The moment became very funny very quickly as we tried to be serious. Then, when we watched the clip back, we laughed even harder. Acting should be left to Antia Ekberg.
After the Si Mostro Museum we were going to leave, but suddenly remembered we had another ticket to the MIAC. The excitement continued. These exhibits contrasted greatly with the beginning, which had many wax statues, model sets and black-and-white photos from the 1960s. This section’s charm was its digital media aspect. Again there were many different rooms. The lights were dimmed so we could see projections across the floors, walls and ceilings.
