Fellini wrote and directed a number of movies, including shorter segments in anthology films. Of special interest are his neorealist movies, the Oscar-winning La Strada and Nights of Cabiria; the transitional movie La Dolce Vita (which coined the term "paparazzi" and won an Oscar for its elaborate costumes); and his experimental/surrealist pictures 8 1/2, Juliet of the Spirits, and Satyricon. A later movie of interest to Americans is his Casanova, starring Donald Sutherland in the title role. Unlike most treatments of Casanova -- in film, fiction, and biography -- Fellini held the character in contempt and sought to explore the void in his personality, rather than to lionize him or use him as an object of titillation.

Luci del Varietà (1950) (co-credited with Alberto Lattuada)
Lo Sceicco Bianco (1951)
I Vitelloni (1953)
L'amore in Città (1953)
La Strada (1954) Oscar (best foreign language film)
Il Bidone (1955)
Le Notti di Cabiria (1957) Oscar (best foreign language film)
La Dolce Vita (1960) Oscar (best costumes)
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
8 1/2 (1963) Oscar (best foreign language film and best costume design)
Giulietta degli Spiriti (1965)
Histoires extraordinaires (1968)
Satyricon (1969)
I Clowns (1970)
Roma (1972)
Amarcord (1973) Oscar (best foreign language film)
Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (1976) Oscar (best costume design)
Prova d'orchestra (1978)
La Città delle Donne (1980)
E la Nave Va (1983)
Ginger and Fred (1986)
Intervista (1987)
La Voce della Luna (1990)