8½ (Italian: Otto e mezzo [ˈɔtto e mˈmɛddzo]) is a 1963 Italian avant-garde arthouse comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. The metafictional narrative centers on famous Italian film director Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni) who suffers from writer's block as he attempts to direct an epic science fiction film.

8½: Directed by Federico Fellini. With Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo. A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.

May 28, 2000 · “8 1/2” is the best film ever made about filmmaking. It is told from the director’s point of view, and its hero, Guido (Marcello Mastroianni), is clearly intended to represent Fellini. It begins with a nightmare of asphyxiation, and a memorable image in which Guido floats off into the sky, only to be yanked back to earth by a rope pulled ...

On his first night, Guido has a dream in which he escapes from a car stalled in traffic and flies into the sky, only to be yanked back down to Earth by two film industry men. Guido wakes up as a doctor enters his room.

May 7, 1993 · It’s out on video, but it’s so big and rich it deserves to be seen on the big screen, and this 30th anniversary revival may be your last chance for a long time. “8 1/2” routinely places high on those polls that ask critics and directors to list the 10 greatest films of all time.

One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s 8½ (Otto e mezzo) turns one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. An early working title for 8½ was The Beautiful Confusion, and Fellini’s masterpiece is exactly that: a …

Mar 16, 2015 · Brian Eggert's essay about 8 1/2 provides an in-depth critical analysis, exploring its production, history, and themes. Federico Fellini’s 8 ½ opens with a dream sequence that embodies the entire picture as few first scenes have.

Dec 16, 2022 · 8 1/2 (stylized as 8 ½ or Eight and a half) is considered one of the masterpieces by the Italian director Federico Fellini. Often included in the lists of the best movies ever made, 8 ½ is a fascinating vision that usually leaves viewers puzzled about what they saw.

8 1/2 -- (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Down For Good The arresting opening, a film director trapped in his car, from Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, 1963, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimee and Sandra Milo.