Q&A with world expert on 8½ – Ted Polhemus
8 1/2
A 1963 semi-autobiographical comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini.
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast includes: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Rossella Falk
Presented by Ted Polhemus
138MINS / 1963 / Italy /France, Subtitles
Guido is a film director, trying to relax after his last big hit. He can't get a moment's peace, however, with the people who have worked with him in the past constantly looking for more work. He wrestles with his conscience, but is unable to come up with a new idea. While thinking, he starts to recall major happenings in his life, and all the women he has loved and left. An autobiographical film of Fellini, about the trials and tribulations of filmmaking.