8½
A picture that goes beyond what men think about - because no man ever thought about it in quite this way!
Rating
8.1 The Film
8½
A picture that goes beyond what men think about - because no man ever thought about it in quite this way!
The Story
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.
compassionate bold ambiguous lighthearted complex thoughtful semi autobiographical existence extramarital affair black and white kurort creative crisis difficult childhood allegory movie business scapegoat missile suicide attempt screenplay unsociability individual depression adultery dying and death
Runtime
139 min
Released Feb 1963
Gallery
The Stills.
