8½ (1963)

Review: 8½ (1963)

Director: Federico Fellini

Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Claudia Cardinale, Rossella Falk,

Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni
Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée
Sandra Milo
Sandra Milo
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Rossella Falk
Rossella Falk

Plot: 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.

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Fellini&#8217;s <i>8½</i> (1963): Criterion Blu-ray review

Fellini’s (1963): Criterion Blu-ray review

Following the international success of La dolce vita (1960), Federico Fellini faced a crisis of confidence fuelled by the expectations of producers, critics and audiences waiting to see what he would do next; plunging into that uncertainty he […]

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