Fresh
In terms of execution I cannot remember a more brilliant film.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
8½
A picture that goes beyond what men think about - because no man ever thought about it in quite this way!
1963 · 2h 19m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Federico Fellini
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8½
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.
Director and cast
- Federico Fellini Director
- Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi
- Claudia Cardinale as Claudia
- Anouk Aimée as Luisa Anselmi
- Sandra Milo as Carla
- Rossella Falk as Rossella
- Barbara Steele as Gloria Morin
- Madeleine Lebeau as Madeleine, l'attrice francese
- Caterina Boratto as La signora misteriosa
- Eddra Gale Cast
- Guido Alberti Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's Fellini's last black-and-white picture and conceivably the most gorgeous and inventive thing he ever did.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Here is the author-director picture par excellence, an exciting, stimulating, monumental creation.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
Amiably spiking all criticism through a gloomy scriptwriter mouthpiece, Fellini pulls a multitude of rabbits out of the showman's hat.
Brian Case, Time Out
Fresh
Here is a piece of entertainment that will really make you sit up straight and think, a movie endowed with the challenge of a fascinating intellectual game.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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