Fel ‧ li ‧ ni, Fed ‧ e ‧ ri ‧ co /feˈliːni, ˌfedəˈriːkəʊ/ BrE AmE
(1920–93) an Italian film ↑ director who had an important influence on the cinema. His films, including La Dolce Vita (1960) and Eight and a Half (1963), often show a society where people are not moral, and are only interested in pleasure.