8½ (1963)
General Information
Completed On: 24 Jun, 1963
Duration: 2 hr 18 min 0 sec
Genres: Fiction
Language: Italian, French, English, German
Country: Italy
Submitted By: Anna Maurice
Festival Rating
Troubled Italian filmmaker Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni) struggles with creative stasis as he attempts to get a new movie off the ground. Overwhelmed by his work and personal life, the director retreats into his thoughts, which often focus on his loves, both past and present, and frequently wander into fantastical territory. As he tries to sort out his many entanglements, romantic and otherwise, Anselmi finds his production becoming more and more autobiographical.
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DirectorsFederico Fellini
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Film TypeFiction
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GenresDrama,Sci-Fi,Arthouse & International,Fantasy
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Runtime2 hours 18 minutes 0 seconds
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Completion Date24 Jun, 1963
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Production BudgetUSD
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Country of OriginItaly
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Country of Filming
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Film LanguageItalian, French, English, German
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Shooting Format
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Aspect Ratio
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Film ColorBlack & White
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Director's Biography
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.
In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won the Palme d'Or for La Dolce Vita, was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won four in the category of Best Foreign Language Film, the most for any director in the history of the Academy. At the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, he received an honorary award for Lifetime Achievement. Besides La Dolce Vita and 8½, his other well-known films include La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon, Amarcord and Fellini's Casanova.
