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Scorsese recalls his last talk with Fellini in new documentary

The documentary about the last ten years of the Italian director's life is produced by Atomic and RAI Cinema; PiperPlay handles international sales.

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on The Midday Show
Published 12:01 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by Variety: “Martin Scorsese Recalls His Last Conversation With Federico Fellini in New Doc Premiering at Rome Film Festival: ‘Thank You, I’ll See You Soon’ (EXCLUSIVE)”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:01 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Rome.
BBN covered this story before: Pope Leo XIV enters Rome hospital ahead of planned surgery (October 13).

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VarietyMartin Scorsese Recalls His Last Conversation With Federico Fellini in New Doc Premiering at Rome Film Festival: ‘Thank You, I’ll See You Soon’ (EXCLUSIVE)

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVariety has an exclusive: Martin Scorsese recalls his last conversation with Federico Fellini in a new documentary called The Last Fellini, which premieres Saturday at the Rome Film Festival, and I love it already.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorItaly's Atomic and RAI Cinema produced it, PiperPlay has international sales, and Scorsese's memory is a quiet goodbye: thank you, I'll see you soon.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChip, name one Fellini film.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe famous one, with the, you know, the Italian part.

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