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One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 (Otto e mezzo) turns one man's artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastrioanni) is a director whose film -- and life -- is collapsing around him. An early working title for the film was La Bella Confusione (The Beautiful Confusion), and Fellini's masterpiece is exactly that: a shimmering dream, a circus, and a magic act.
The Criterion Collection is proud to present the 1963 Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign-Language Film - one of the most written about, talked about and imitated movies of all time -- in a beautifully restored new all digital transfer. Disc Two features Fellini's rarely seen first film for television Fellini: A Director's Notebook (1969). Produced by Peter Goldfarb, this "imagined documentary" of Fellini on Fellini is a kaleidoscope of unfinished projects, all of which provide a fascinating and candid window into the director's unique and creative process.
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Features:
| Disc One:
Screen-specific audio essay featuring commentary by film critic and Fellini friend Gideon Bachmann and NYU Professor of Film Antonio Monda
Introduction by Terry Gilliam, director of Brazil and 12 Minutes
22-page booklet featuring essays by Fellini, longtime Fellini collaborator and critic Tullio Kezich, and film professor and author Alexander Sesonske
Theatrical Trailer
Disc Two:
Fellini: A Director's Notebook, a 52-minute film by Federico Fellini
Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert, a compelling 48-minute documentary about the maestro behind the music of Fellini's films
Interviews with actress Sandra Milo, director Lina Wertmuller, whose career began on the set of 8 1/2, and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, who discusses the revolutionary art of Gianni di Venanzo
Rare photographs from the collection of Gideon Bachmann
Gallery of behind-the-scenes and production photos
| Video:
| | Widescreen 1.85:1 B&W (Anamorphic) | | Audio: (more info) | ITALIAN: Dolby Digital Mono
| Subtitles:
| | English
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| Studio: Criterion
Production Year: 1963
Release Date: 12/4/2001
Length: 138 mins
Rating: NR
Chapters: 28
| Includes: Audio Commentary
Packaging: Custom Case
Number of Discs: 2
Disc: SS-DL
Item Code: EIG020
UPC Code: 037429135624
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A Grand Roman Tradition - 4.75 out of 5 (12/3/2001)
In some circles the word indulgent hovers over Fellini and his work like a dark cloud. Perhaps it's justified and perhaps not. But I am inclined to disregard such ramblings, because in the final analysis nobody makes indulgence more of an art than Fellini, and in the case of 8 ˝ it seemed to be his salvation. While in pre-production Fellini had acquired a cast, a crew, and a budget, but no inspiration. Then in a moment that I suppose could be called creative nirvana it all began to come clea
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