A FILM TO REMEMBER: “8½” (1963)

Scott Anthony
9 min readOct 13, 2018
Photograph of film poster with a display of scene images from “8½”.

Before I get into this, I want to make mention “A FILM TO REMEMBER” will be a series about films that have reached a milestone anniversary since their origin in being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The articles will contain the film’s plot outline, director, cast, a compilation of trivialities, various photos, movie trailer, critical reception and more. So, let’s start:

We are here to mark the celebration of the 55th Anniversary of Federico Fellini’s “”. Let’s take an inside look at the film:

PLOT OUTLINE:

An Italian director who has lost all inspiration for his upcoming film, and it’s too late to back out. Aside from the fact that he can’t make the film, his mistress, wife, producer, and all the rest of his friends, are pressuring him about one thing or another. So he retreats into his memories and fantasies to shelter himself from the pressures, and there, he finds inspiration to make his new film, and face the world.

Still image of filmmaker Federico Fellini.

STUDIO:

Embassy Pictures

DIRECTOR:

Federico Fellini

CAST:

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Scott Anthony

Background in film, a cinephile enthusiast, who’s here to talk film, its talens, its history and its industry.