8½

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

Sinopse

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.

  • 8.1
  • 1963
  • Released
  • 2h 19m

Marcello Mastroianni

Guido Anselmi

Anouk Aimée

Luisa Anselmi

Sandra Milo

Carla

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia

Rossella Falk

Rossella

Barbara Steele

Gloria Morin

Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine, the French Actress

Caterina Boratto

Mysterious Lady

Eddra Gale

La Saraghina

Guido Alberti

Pace, the Producer

Mario Conocchia

Conocchia, the Production Manager

Bruno Agostini

Bruno, the Second Production Secretary

Cesarino Miceli Picardi

Cesarino, the Production Supervisor

Jean Rougeul

Carini, the Film Critic

Mario Pisu

Mario Mezzabotta

Yvonne Casadei

Jacqueline Bonbon

Ian Dallas

Maurice, Maya's Assistant

Mino Doro

Claudia's Agent

Nadia Sanders

Nadine, the Hostess

Georgia Simmons

Guido's Grandmother

Edy Vessel

The Model

Tito Masini

The Cardinal

Annie Gorassini

Producer's Friend

Rossella Como

Luisa's Friend

Mark Herron

Luisa's Suitor

Marisa Colomber

Guido's Aunt

Neil Robinson

The French Actress's Agent

Elisabetta Catalano

Matilde, Luisa's Sister

Eugene Walter

The American Journalist

Hazel Rogers

La negretta

Gilda Dahlberg

American Journalist's Wife

Mario Tarchetti

Claudia's Press Office

Mary Indovino

Maya, the Clairvoyant

Frazier Rippy

The Lay Secretary

Francesco Rigamonti

Luisa's Friend

Marco Gemini

Guido as a Child

Giuditta Rissone

Guido's Mother

Annibale Ninchi

Guido's Father

Dina De Santis

Dina (uncredited)

Eva Gioia

Eva (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi

School Director (uncredited)

Antonio Acqua

A Man in a Car (uncredited)

Giulio Calì

A Man in the Mud (uncredited)

Franco Caracciolo

Young Priest (uncredited)

Olimpia Cavalli

Olimpia (uncredited)

Sonia Gessner

(uncredited)

Mathilda Calnan

Luisa's Friend (uncredited)

Nadia Balabine

Priest Teacher (uncredited)

John Karlsen

Status

Released

Original Language

it

Keywords
  • #dying and death
  • #adultery
  • #depression
  • #individual
  • #unsociability
  • #screenplay
  • #suicide attempt
  • #missile
  • #scapegoat
  • #movie business
  • #allegory
  • #difficult childhood
  • #creative crisis
  • #kurort
  • #black and white
  • #extramarital affair
  • #existence
  • #semi autobiographical
  • #thoughtful
  • #complex
  • #lighthearted
  • #ambiguous
  • #bold
  • #compassionate

Reviews

Geronimo1967
@Geronimo1967over 1 year ago

Acclaimed director "Guido" (Marcello Mastroianni) is looking for a peaceable life after his last successful movie, but at every turn he is being pursued by people who want to capitalise on the success. He just hasn't the inspiration though - and determined not to just churn out any old rubbish, retreats to a small town for some rest, recuperation and hopefully inspiration. He in also rather reapin

FilipeManuelNeto
@FilipeManuelNetoabout 2 years ago

**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 understand this fascination: the film is chaotic! I thin

J
@j_haseltineover 10 years ago

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 clarify why they matter. Doing justice to its early w

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