A picture that goes beyond what men think about - because no man ever thought about it in quite this way!

8.119632h 19m
NR
Released
Drama

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.

StatusReleased
Release Date1963-02-14
Runtime2h 19m
LanguagesDeutschEnglishFrançaisItaliano
CountriesItalyFrance

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Reviews

3
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j_haseltine

Aug 13, 2015

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 resonant moments in one man’s life and admits that it can’t quite cla

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Oct 16, 2023

3/10

**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 films yet: this was the first. And honestly, I don't quite unders

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