8½ (1963) |
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| Director(s) | Federico Fellini |
| Producer(s) | Angelo Rizzoli |
| Top Genres | Drama, Fantasy |
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Marcello Mastroianni(as Guido Anselmi)
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Marcello Mastroianni
(as Guido Anselmi)
Claudia Cardinale(as Claudia)
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Claudia Cardinale
(as Claudia)
Anouk Aimée (as Luisa Anselmi)
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Anouk Aimée
(as Luisa Anselmi)
Sandra Milo(as Carla)
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Sandra Milo
(as Carla)
Barbara Steele(as Gloria Morin)
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Barbara Steele
(as Gloria Morin)
Madeleine LeBeau(as Madeleine, l'attrice francese)
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Madeleine LeBeau
(as Madeleine, l'attrice f...)
Caterina Boratto(as La signora misteriosa)
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Caterina Boratto
(as La signora misteriosa)
Eddra Gale(as La Saraghina)
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Eddra Gale
(as La Saraghina)
8½ Overview:
8½ (1963) was a Fantasy - Drama Film directed by Federico Fellini and produced by Angelo Rizzoli.
Academy Awards 1963 --- Ceremony Number 36 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Director | Federico Fellini | Nominated |
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Bottom Line: Admittedly twisted, fascinatingly mind-blowing. Even better if you love film. Directed by: Federico Fellini Starring: Anouk Aimee, Claudia Cardinale, Marcello Mastroianni Intriguing 1963 Italian metafilm (film about film production) tells of a well-known filmmaker suffering an inability... Read full article
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8½ Quotes:
Guido:
My Dears... Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone.
Guido:
You came just in time. Why are you smiling? Suppose I told you... Claudia.
Guido:
All the confusion of my life... has been a reflection of myself! Myself as I am, not as I'd like to be.
Claudia:
I don't understand. He meets a girl that can give him a new life and he pushes her away?
Guido: Because he no longer believes in it.
Claudia: Because he doesn't know how to love.
Guido: Because it isn't true that a woman can change a man.
Claudia: Because he doesn't know how to love.
Guido: And above all because I don't feel like telling another pile of lies.
Claudia: Because he doesn't know how to love.
Guido: Because he no longer believes in it.
Claudia: Because he doesn't know how to love.
Guido: Because it isn't true that a woman can change a man.
Claudia: Because he doesn't know how to love.
Guido: And above all because I don't feel like telling another pile of lies.
Claudia: Because he doesn't know how to love.
Guido:
Accept me as I am. Only then can we discover each other.
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The title refers to the number of movies Federico Fellini had directed up until that point - six features, two short (1/2) films and "half a picture" ("Luci del Varieta'" his first, co-directed with Alberto Lattuada), for a total of 7 1/2. So this one is number 8 1/2.
In 2002, named by "Positif" (France) as one of the 50 best films of the last 50 years (critics' choice: #3)
The film's working title was "La Bella Confusione", i.e. "The Beautiful Confusion".
Italian censorship visa # 39461 delivered on 6-2-1963.
Was the basis for the Broadway Musical "Nine", which won the Tony for best musical in 1982 and for best musical revival in 2003.