Overview:
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.| Status: | Released (1963-02-14) |
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| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 19 wins & 9 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $98,760 |
| Screen: | Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli |
| Productions: | Cineriz, Francinex |
| Production Countries: | France, Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, English, Français, Italiano |
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Casts
- 5676: Marcello Mastroianni - Guido Anselmi
- 5682: Anouk Aimée - Luisa Anselmi
- 5683: Sandra Milo - Carla
- 4959: Claudia Cardinale - Claudia
- 5684: Rossella Falk - Rossella
- 5685: Barbara Steele - Gloria Morin
- 4116: Madeleine Lebeau - Madeleine, the French Actress
Crews
- 4415: Federico Fellini - Director - Directing
- 4415: Federico Fellini - Screenplay - Writing
- 5397: Ennio Flaiano - Screenplay - Writing
- 5396: Tullio Pinelli - Screenplay - Writing
- 5678: Brunello Rondi - Screenplay - Writing
- 5679: Angelo Rizzoli - Producer - Production
- 3098: Nino Rota - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
j_haseltine
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Widely touted as one of the all-time great works of cinema, Federico Fellini’s 8½ is an elusive film about even more elusive things. It’s a meaningfully chaotic picture about trying to distil meaning from chaos and it’s a creative success about creative failure. It chronicles the res ....
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**Fellini, deconstructed, improvised and enshrined in a film that (not) pleases everyone.** I'm not a fan or deep connoisseur of Italian cinema, but I've heard of Federico Fellini, and I know that this film is considered one of this director's best films. I haven't seen any of his ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Acclaimed director "Guido" (Marcello Mastroianni) is looking for a peaceable life after his last successful movie, but at every turn he is being pursued by people who want to capitalise on the success. He just hasn't the inspiration though - and determined not to just churn out any o ....
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