Fellini Museum – Palazzo del Fulgor
2° e 3° floor
Piazzetta San Martino, Rimini

With a collection of more than 100 images, including set photos, stolen shots from the set and some precious stills, Rimini is preparing to celebrate the 100th birthday of Marcello Mastroianni, paying tribute not only to his talent and his extraordinary human sympathy, but also to his special relationship with Federico Fellini. In fact, on Thursday 31 October, a date that every year commemorates the anniversary of Fellini’s death, the special event that Rimini is dedicating to Mastroianni will be inaugurated with the photographic exhibition Semplicemente Marcello. Il cinema, il fascino, lo stile di un antidivo di successo and the two events scheduled at the Cinema Fulgor, with an afternoon meeting to remember the actor through a conversation full of memories, testimonies and stories, followed by the documentary made on his centenary by Fabrizio Corallo, also author of the subject and screenplay with Silvia Scola.

The programme of events on Thursday 31st is proposed by the Fellini Museum of the Municipality of Rimini as part of the off initiatives of I luoghi dell’anima, the festival promoted by the Tonino Guerra Association – chaired by Andrea Guerra – taking place from 10th to 15th December between Sant’Arcangelo and Rimini, with the support of the Reel project of the InterReg Italy-Croatia 2021/2027 European programme.

The photo exhibition, curated by Laura Delli Colli, journalist and cinema expert, is the first of three events dedicated to Marcello Mastroianni on Thursday afternoon, 31 December: it will be inaugurated at 2 p.m. in Palazzo del Fulgor and is made up of a selection of 120 images that aim to portray his multifaceted talent and versatility, qualities that mark the exceptional history of one of the greatest actors in Italian cinema. A talent which, thanks to the international fame he achieved as the protagonist of Fellini’s two most iconic films, La dolce vita and 8½, established him as a symbol of the Italian way of life throughout the world.

The exhibition on Marcello Mastroianni Simply Marcello. Il cinema, il fascino, lo stile di un antidivo di successo is co-financed by the European project REEL A cinematographic journey between Italy and Croatia belongs to the European Union programme Interreg Italy-Croatia, in which the Municipality of Rimini participates as a Partner.

REEL will use the audiovisual sector and its potential in generating interest and emotions, to promote new tourist destinations, at the same time digital and technological solutions will provide visitors with immersive experiences of natural and archaeological sites.
The REEL project is managed by the City Cultural Systems Sector – Dynamic and Attractive City Department – U.O. Cineteca Comunale and Museo Fellini. The project started on 1/03/2024 and will run for 36 months

Project Partners

1. Fondazione Apulia Film Commission (IT) Lead Partner
2. City of Venice (IT)
3. Istrian Cultural Agency (HR)
4. Art-kino (HR))
5. Public Institution Dubrovnik Cinemas (HR))
6. Municipality of Rimini (IT)