Editing Federico Fellini (section)

===Final years (1991–1993)===
In July 1991 and April 1992, Fellini worked in close collaboration with Canadian filmmaker [[Damian Pettigrew]] to establish "the longest and most detailed conversations ever recorded on film".<ref>Peter Bondanella, Review of ''Fellini: I'm a Born Liar'' in ''[[Cineaste Magazine]]'' (22 September 2003), p. 32</ref> Described as the "Maestro's spiritual testament" by his biographer [[Tullio Kezich]],<ref>[[Tullio Kezich|Kezich, Tullio]], "Forword" in ''I'm a Born Liar: A Fellini Lexicon'', 5. Also cf. {{harvnb|Kezich|2006|p=388}}</ref> excerpts culled from the conversations later served as the basis of their feature documentary, ''[[Fellini: I'm a Born Liar]]'' (2002) and the book, ''[[I'm a Born Liar: A Fellini Lexicon]]''.

In April 1993 Fellini received his fifth [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], for lifetime achievement, "in recognition of his cinematic accomplishments that have thrilled and entertained audiences worldwide". On 16 June, he entered the Cantonal Hospital in [[Zürich]] for an [[angioplasty]] on his [[femoral artery]]{{sfn|Kezich|2006|p=396}} but suffered a [[stroke]] at Rimini's [[Grand Hotel Rimini|Grand Hotel]] two months later. Partially paralyzed, he was first transferred to [[Ferrara]] for rehabilitation and then to the [[Policlinico Umberto I]] in Rome to be near his wife, also hospitalized. He suffered a second stroke and fell into an irreversible [[coma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0120.html|title=Federico Fellini, Film Visionary, Is Dead at 73|website=archive.nytimes.com|access-date=24 February 2018}}</ref>