First-Time Viewing

8½

Release Date:June 24, 1963

Running Time:139 min

Genres:Drama

Director

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni Anouk Aimée Sandra Milo Claudia Cardinale Rossella Falk Barbara Steele Madeleine Lebeau Caterina Boratto Eddra Gale Guido Alberti Mario Conocchia Bruno Agostini

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.

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