Eight And a Half, Move By Fellini

8½
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8½ |

Original theatrical poster |
Directed by | Federico Fellini |
Produced by | Angelo Rizzoli |
Screenplay by | Federico Fellini
Ennio Flaiano
Tullio Pinelli
Brunello Rondi |
Story by | Federico Fellini
Ennio Flaiano |
Starring |Marcello Mastroianni
Claudia Cardinale
Anouk Aimée
Sandra Milo |
Music by | Nino Rota |
Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo |
Editing by | Leo Cattozzo |
Studio | Cineriz
Francinex |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (France)
Embassy Pictures (US) |
Release date(s) | 14 February 1963 (1963-02-14) |
Running time | 138 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian
FrenchEnglish
German |
8½ is a 1963 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini. Co-scripted by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a famous Italian film director. Shot in black-and-white by cinematographer Gianni di Venanzo, the film features a soundtrack by Nino Rota with costume and set designs by Piero Gherardi.
Itstitle refers to Fellini's eighth and a half film as a director. His previous directorial work consisted of six features, two short segments, and a collaboration with another director, Alberto Lattuada, the latter three productions accounting for a "half" film each.[1]
8½ won two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Costume Design (black-and-white). Acknowledged as an avant-gardefilm[2] and a highly influential classic,[3] it was ranked third best film of all time in a 2002 poll of film directors conducted by the British Film Institute[4] and is also listed on the Vatican's compilation of the 45 best films made before 1995, the 100th anniversary of cinema.[5]
Contents [hide]  * 1 Plot * 2 Cast * 3 Production * 4 Reception * 4.1 Italy and France * 4.2United States * 5 Themes * 6 Influence * 7 Awards * 8 See also * 9 References * 9.1 Notes * 9.2 Bibliography * 10 External links |
[edit] Plot
Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni), a famous Italian film director, is suffering from "director's block". Stalled on his new science fiction film that includes veiled autobiographical references, he has lost interest amidartistic and marital difficulties. As Guido struggles half-heartedly to work on the film, a series of flashbacks and dreams delve into his memories and fantasies; they are frequently interwoven with reality.
[edit] Cast
* Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a film director
* Anouk Aimée as Luisa Anselmi, Guido's wife
* Rossella Falk as Rossella, Luisa's best friend and Guido's confidante* Sandra Milo as Carla, Guido's mistress
* Claudia Cardinale as Claudia, a movie star Guido casts as his Ideal Woman
* Guido Alberti as Pace, a film producer
* Mario Conocchia as Mario Conocchia, Guido's production assistant
* Bruno Agostini as Bruno Agostini, the production director
* Cesarino Miceli Picardi as Cesarino, the production supervisor
* Jean Rougeul asCarini Daumier, a film critic
* Mario Pisu as Mario Mezzabotta, Guido's friend
* Barbara Steele as Gloria Morin, Mezzabotta's new young girlfriend
* Madeleine LeBeau as Madeleine, a French actress
* Caterina Boratto as a mysterious lady in the hotel
* Eddra Gale as La Saraghina, a prostitute
* Eugene Walter as an American journalist
* Ian Dallas as Maurice
[edit]Production
When shooting began on 9 May 1962, Eugene Walter recalled Fellini taking "a little piece of brown paper tape" and sticking it near the viewfinder of the camera. Written on it was Ricordati che è un film comico ("Remember that this is a comic film").[6] 8½ was filmed in the spherical cinematographic process, using 35-millimeter film, and exhibited with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1.
As with most...