I'm on the mailing list for dictionary.com, so I get a word in the mail everyday. Look at today's offering:
deus ex machina \DAY-uhs-eks-MAH-kuh-nuh; -nah; -MAK-uh-nuh\, noun:
1. In ancient Greek and Roman drama, a god introduced by means of a crane to unravel and resolve the plot.
2. Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.
Were you guys aware of this word/phrase? Were you aware that was what Fellini was showing in La Dolce Vida? I believe it's in one of the opening shots, right?
I'll always miss Fellini. He is one of the all-time greats for me. No one was like Fellini.
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I'm familiar with that, yes. I once heard it in a film years ago and thought "gee, that sounds cool", but I didn't know what it meant at the time. So I looked it up.
What's your favorite Fellini? If I had to pick one, it would be Amarcord.
I have to add, that when I think of Fellini, I also think of Nino Rota. Most Americans might think of him regarding the Godfather theme, but he was Fellini's greatest asset, in my opinion.
Erik:
My fav Fellini is my first with him, Juliet of the Spirit. I remember just sitting there--truly agog, thinking to myself, "I have never seen anything like this on film before. I've never seen anything like this period!"
When I think of the neighbor lady biking through the woods with the white veil over her large brimmed hat . . . I still get the same feeling as I did that first time: complete wonder.
It's nothing small to give an adult that feeling.
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