Overview
A whimsical exploration of cinema and its magic through the eyes of a legendary director.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- surreal
- nostalgic
- cinephile film night
- film school viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an inventive and affectionate piece of self-reflexive cinema, though its episodic fantasy can feel less substantial than Fellini's major works.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Fellini stages film crews, interviews, rehearsals, actors, and memories of his earlier movies within the narrative.
The young actor's portrayal of Fellini's first arrival at Cinecittà coexists with Fellini's present-day screen persona and invented encounters.
The fifty-year-old Cinecittà studio functions as the film's central landscape of production, recollection, and cinematic ghosts.
A Japanese television crew interviews Fellini while staged episodes, actors, and archival-style recollections blur factual and invented registers.
Films like Intervista, and why
8½
meta-cinematic playfulness, autobiographical filmmaking, and a porous boundary between documentary and fiction
Day for Night
self-reflexive cinema, theatrical fantasy, and affectionate engagement with filmmaking memory
The Last Movie
surreal autobiographical storytelling, cinematic nostalgia, and dreamlike encounters with performers
The Player
mockumentary form, eccentric film-world characters, and comic self-consciousness about production
Movie Details
- Director
- Federico Fellini
- Release Date
- 1987-10-01
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (96)
Cast
- Sergio Rubini
- Antonella Ponziani
- Maurizio Mein
- Paola Liguori
- Lara Wendel
- Antonio Cantafora
- Nadia Ottaviani
- Anita Ekberg
- Marcello Mastroianni
- Maria Teresa Battaglia
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Intervista about?
- Federico Fellini turns Cinecittà into a mischievous dreamscape where filmmaking, memory, and performance continually remake one another.
- What is Intervista like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Intervista as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Intervista violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Intervista.
- What did critics think of Intervista?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an inventive and affectionate piece of self-reflexive cinema, though its episodic fantasy can feel less substantial than Fellini's major works.
- Which films are like Intervista?
- Films with a similar feel include 8½, Day for Night, The Last Movie, and The Player.
- How long is Intervista?
- Intervista runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Intervista?
- In United States, Intervista streams on Criterion Channel.
