Sandra Milo was defined (and partly as she defined herself) as 'Fellini's muse' Fellini said several times that he had met her on the beach of Fregene and in '67 he described her as follows: "a girl with slightly rounded curves, eyes that were both mischievous and innocent, who laughed in a way that seemed to me like she was trying to make fun of me" For Sandra that story was "a great love", for Federico a passion that over time also became a friendship and secret refuge.