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Overview
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Release Date:
25 June 1963 (USA) morePlot:
A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 5 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Scriptwriter Pinelli Dies (From WENN. 9 March 2009, 9:15 AM, PDT)
Hudson's Nine Role Created Just For Her
(From WENN. 15 July 2008, 10:05 AM, PDT)
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One of the greatest cinematic achievements moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Marcello Mastroianni | ... | Guido Anselmi | |
| Claudia Cardinale | ... | Claudia | |
| Anouk Aimée | ... | Luisa Anselmi (as Anouk Aimee) | |
| Sandra Milo | ... | Carla | |
| Rossella Falk | ... | Rossella | |
| Barbara Steele | ... | Gloria Morin | |
| Madeleine Lebeau | ... | Madeleine, l'attrice francese | |
| Caterina Boratto | ... | La signora misteriosa | |
| Eddra Gale | ... | La Saraghina (as Edra Gale) | |
| Guido Alberti | ... | Pace, il produttore | |
| Mario Conocchia | ... | Conocchia, il direttore di produzione | |
| Bruno Agostini | ... | Bruno - il secundo segretario di produzione | |
| Cesarino Miceli Picardi | ... | Cesarino, l'ispettore di produzione | |
| Jean Rougeul | ... | Carini, il critico cinematografico | |
| Mario Pisu | ... | Mario Mezzabotta |
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Also Known As:
8 1/2 (Italy) (alternative spelling)8½ (Italy) (alternative spelling)
Eight and a Half (USA) (alternative spelling)
Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 (USA)
Federico Fellini's 8½ (USA) (complete title)
Huit et demi (France)
La bella confusione (Italy) (working title)
Otto e mezzo (Italy) (alternative spelling)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
138 minColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) (2003) | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Norway:16 | Peru:14 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (re-rating) (1989) | UK:A (original rating) | Norway:15 (2004)Fun Stuff
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The film's working title was "La Bella Confusione", i.e. "The Beautiful Confusion". moreGoofs:
Continuity: A man tells Guido that he has placed something in his right-hand pocket (a gun), when he goes to shoot himself under the table, he pulls it out of his left pocket. moreQuotes:
Writer: You see, what stands out at a first reading is the lack of a central issue or a philosophical stance. That makes the film a chain of gratuitous episodes which may even be amusing in their ambivalent realism. You wonder, what is the director really trying to do? Make us think? Scare us? That ploy betrays a basic lack of poetic inspiration. moreFAQ
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Deeply personal and engaging, Fellini's story has an authenticity
to it that is very unique. As we marvel at the method actors and old
American films of the 50's & 60's, it is in the foreign films during
this era where the most impressive and innovative work was
being created (8 1/2 tops that list). I find films with stage-like acting, blatant morality, and little bits of
exciting action (like the American cinema of the 50's and 60's) to
be uncompelling. Personal stories are compelling. Personal
stories that are well done and make the viewer feel what the
filmmaker feels are even better. And 8 1/2 has two personal stories. One story is the dilemma the
lead faces: should he make another flashy, "hollywood" type
movie, or should he stay true to himself. The other personal story
is from the director himself. He's claustrophobic, caught in a
horrid web of making films that aren't true to what he FEELS is
right. He must conform to producers' wishes; he must appease
important people in the industry; he must make things flashy; he
must give away what he KNOWS is truth to survive in this industry.
It is in Fellini's 8 1/2 where he and the main character of the film
say, "Stop!" This personal story resonated with me. It subtly (and I can not
stress any more the subtle quality of this film) spoke to me,
instructing me to not follow what THEY expect. Do what you feel
you must do. Do what you feel that will fulfill your soul--not your
pocketbook, your sexual desires, or other pleasures. You can read my writing and that's fine, but you must see the film
because I am not doing Fellini's film any justice. It is in viewing
the film (and the long period after seeing it) that you will feel the
power of this film. As I am writing this review about 5 months after
seeing it, it has taken some time to settle in my head. Finally after
5 months, the revelations of the film have settled, and I can now
finally fully appreciate what Fellini has done.