Federico Fellini's 8 1/2
Selected by the Film Editors Branch. Free for Museum Members.
Selected by the Film Editors Branch.
Federico Fellini’s fantastical epic about the personal and creative struggles of a successful film director is one of his most iconic movies, inspiring generations of filmmakers as well as a hit Broadway musical. Marcello Mastroianni plays the auteur Guido Anselmi, who reflects on the women in his life as he struggles to complete his latest film. 8 ½ won Oscars for Foreign Language Film and Piero Gherardi’s black-and-white costume design, and was also nominated for Art Direction (Black-and-White), Directing, and Original Screenplay. Leo Catozzo’s editing elegantly bridges the film’s transitions between past and present, reality and fantasy, life and cinema.