Fellini?s fascination with the circus and the surreal come to a head in one of his final masterpieces, The Clowns. The film reflects Fellini?s childhood obsession with clowns and begins with a young boy watching a circus s... more »et up from his bedroom window. Though comical and referred to as a ?docu-comedy?, this film explores deeper human conditions such as authority, poverty, humility and arrogance, all of which manifest themselves through the characters of the clowns who vary from the local sex-crazed hobo, a midget nun, to a mutilated Mussolini disciple. Featuring Anita Ekberg, the star of his 1960?s masterpiece, La Dolce Vita and the director himself.« less