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"[The film] follows burned-out celebrity director Guido through a series of daily encounters and wild daydreams, the first of which finds him ascending into the clouds during a traffic jam. Seeking solace and rejuvenation at a remote health spa for the rich and privileged, he continues to encou...

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Corporate Author: Titanus (Firm), Corinth Films., Cineriz (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Fellini, Federico., Rizzoli, Angelo., Pinelli, Tullio., Rondi, Brunello., Rota, Nino, 1911-1979., Flaiano, Ennio, 1910-1972., Mastroianni, Marcello, 1924-1996., Cardinale, Claudia, 1939-, Aimée, Anouk, 1932-, Milo, Sandra.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: Italian
English
Published: [New York?] : Chatwsorth, CA : Corinth Films ; Image Entertainment [distributor], ©2002, 1991
Subjects:
Motion pictures > Italy > Drama.
Motion picture producers and directors > Italy > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Biographical films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Fantasy films.
Summary: "[The film] follows burned-out celebrity director Guido through a series of daily encounters and wild daydreams, the first of which finds him ascending into the clouds during a traffic jam. Seeking solace and rejuvenation at a remote health spa for the rich and privileged, he continues to encounter journalists, his producer, his mistress, and most inconvenient of all, his aloof wife, Luisa. Flashing among past, present, future and fantasy, Guido longs to make a pure and honest film while his producer goads him into a big budget science fiction spectacle." -- Container.
Item Description: Originally released as "Otto e mezzo" motion picture in 1963.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (139 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD ; NTSC, Region 1; Dolby digital mono ; 1.78:1 theatrical aspect ratio, enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
Audience: Not rated.
Awards: Winner: Best Foreign Film, Best Costume Design (Piero Gherardi), Nominee: Best Director (Federico Fellini), Best Art Direction (Piero Gherardi), Best writing, story and screenplay (Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Brunello Rondi), 1964 Academy Awards ; Winner, Best Foreign Language Film, 1963 New York Film Critics Circle Awards ; Winner, Best Foreign Language Film, 1963 National Board of Review (USA) ; Winner, Grand Prix, 1963 Moscow International Film Festival.
Production Credits: Direttore della fotografia, Gianni di Venanzo ; scenografia e costumi, Piero Gherardi ; montaggio, Leo Catozzo ; musica, Nino Rota.

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