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8 1/2 [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs] [1963]
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Features
New digital trasfer of restored film elements, enhanced for 16x9 televisions, with digital image restoration
Screen-specific audio essay featuring commentary by film critic and Fellini friend Gideon Bachmann and N.Y.U. professor of film Antonio Manda
Introduction by Terry Gilliam, director of "Brazil" and "12 Monkeys
22-page booklet featuring essays by Fellini, longtime Fellini collaborator and critic Tullio Kezich, and film professor and author Alexander Sesonske
Theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitles
Optimal image quality
Fellini: A Director's Notebook": a 52-minute film by Federico Fellini
Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert": a 48-minute documentary about the maestro behind the music of Fellini's films
Interviews with actress Sandra Milo, director Lina Wertmüller, and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, on the revolutionary art of Gianni di Venanzo
Rare photographs from the collection of Gideon Bachmann
Gallery of behind-the-scenes and production photos
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Details
- GenreDrama
- SubgenreOther,Drama,Fantasy
- Title8 1/2
- Countries ProducedFR,IT
- Duration138 minutes
- Year of Release1963
- Product TagsCriterion Collection, 2 Discs, DVD
- FormatDVD
- Program TypeMovie
- Sound FeaturesDolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel, PCM mono
- Screen FormatBlack & White, Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
- Aspect Ratio1.85:1
- LanguageItalian
- SubtitlesEnglish
- Region Code0
- StudioCriterion Collection
General
- Number Of Discs2
Other
- Product Name8 1/2 [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs] [1963]
- UPC037429135624
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Favorite Foreign Film
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Gave this film earlier to my nephew, to whom I think it seemed old-fashioned, but he remarked on the shifts between reality and dreams (one of the film's main points, in my opinion). Of course movie-making technology has changed a lot since 1963. But if you don't mind gorgeous black-and-white photography, this is unquestionably one of Fellini's best. Plot-wise, it's about a film director (played by Mastroianni) with some hits to his credit who is facing a sort of writer's block, feeling pressure, especially from intellectuals and critics. At the beginning he is experiencing sort of a breakdown. But the show, of course, must go on. So it is about the process of trying to create when having potentially debilitating self-doubt, coming to terms and sorting things out. Note: not many bonus features on this Essential Art House DVD, but the film stands beautifully on its own.
This review is from Essential Art House: 8 1/2 [Criterion Collection] [DVD] [1963]
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