bombs. obviously i am here to eat. director federico fognini s most famous son. it is his films that have given the world the iconic romantic image of italy. that persists today and casts italian as a fiery, passionate people driven by hearts and stomachs. child here was the inspiration for many of his dreamily surreal and unbearably sexy movies. i am meeting his niece, francesca. fognini s semiautobiographical
movie about a young boy living up fascist in the 1930s. and the tensions in and out of the home. he was very particular about his food. so that when he would come here in visit, he would ask to cook very specific things. of course. he d taken the phone and said, i m just arriving in a few hours in rimini, and for my mommy, that was great! even when he became a world-famous director, fellini still craved the simple local dishes of his hometown. he said, life is a combination of magic and pasta. federico would adore this kind of place, this kind of restaurant. so, francesca is taking me to a local place where they