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"Fellini's 8½"
('Otto e Mezzo') 1963 Movie
('Otto e Mezzo') 1963 Movie
![still photo of a scene at the train station from "Fellini's 8½" [1963]](images/Fellini8half-station.jpg "still photo of a scene at the train station from \"Fellini's 8½\" [1963]") |
"Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone."
— line in "Fellini's 8½"
 | "Otto e Mezzo" aka "Fellini's 8½" [Embassy Pictures Italy Feb 1963, USA June 1963] |
| Co-written & directed by Federico Fellini; original music by Nino Rota; starring Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk & Barbara Steele; won Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film & Best B&W Costume Design; 3 other Oscar noms, including Best Director and Best Original Script; won 7 Silver Ribbons from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, including Best Director, Best Story, Best Script & Best Musical Score; won Kinema Junpo Awards for Best Foreign Language Film & Best Director; listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (5/2005) |
  | The 2-disk edition DVD includes NBC-TV docufilm "Fellini: A Director's Notebook" [1969]; docufilm "Nino Rota: Between Cinema & Concert" [1993]; interviews with actress Sandra Milo, director Lina Wertmuller & cinematographer Vittorio Storaro; booklet & stills gallery
Criterion widescreen b&w Blu-ray [1/2010] for $24.49 Criterion widescreen b&w DVD [12/2001] 2 disks for $24.49 Image Ent widescreen b&w DVD [10/2002] for $11.44 Criterion/Janus Films widescreen b&w DVD [4/2010] for $13.71 M.P.I. Home Video b&w VHS [6/88] out of prodn/many used |
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 | "8½: Federico Fellini, Director" [1989] critical text by Charles Affron Rutgers Univ Press 9x6 pb [5/87] out of print/used Rutgers Univ Press 8½x6½ hardcover [5/87] out of print/used |
 | "8 1/2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" [1999] by Otto E. Mezzo {sic} & Nino Rota C.A.M. Italy soundtrack CD [3/2012] for $18.98 C.A.M. Japan soundtrack CD [3/2007] out of prodn/used C.A.M. Italy soundtrack CD [3/99] 12 tracks - out of prodn/used C.A.M. Italy soundtrack CD [undated] out of prodn/used C.A.M. Italy soundtrack MP3 album download [5/2012] 12 tracks - for $8.99 Doxy Records vinyl soundtrack album [10/2014] for $28.11 Get Back Records vinyl soundtrack album [8/2011] for $32.64 |
listen to the "8½ Theme" by Nino Rota [4:30] at YouTube (while watching a slide show)
Other Works
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"Nine" original Italian musical [1977]
by Mario Fratti & Maury Yeston
"Stardust Memories" [United Artists Sept 1980]
 | An homage to "Fellini's 8½" [1963] with Woody's character an insecure movie director beseiged by fans and co-workers and former mistresses at a film festival.
Written & directed by and starring Woody Allen; b&w cinematography by Gordon Willis; also starring Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper, Marie-Christine Barrault, Tony Roberts, Daniel Stern, Amy Wright & Sharon Stone {debut}
M.G.M. Home Video b&w DVD [7/2000] for $13.49 M.G.M. Home Video b&w VHS [7/2000] out of prodn/many used script? Tusquets Editor pb [2000] for $9.80 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
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"Nine" Broadway musical
  | book by Arthur Kopit, music & lyrics by Maury Yeston
original run: 748 performances, May 1982 - Feb 1984 Directed by Tommy Tune; starring Raul Julia, Liliane Montevecchi, Karen Akers & Anita Morris; won 5 Tony Awards, including Best Musical; credits revival run: 306 performances, March-Dec 2003 Directed by David Leveaux; starring Antonio Banderas, Jane Krakowski, Mary Stuart Masterson & Chita Rivera; won 2 Tony Awards; credits Samuel French playscript pb [11/2009] for $8.50 Samuel French playscript pb [1983] out of print/used Nelson Doubleday playscript hardcover [1983] out of print/used |
"Nine" [Weinstein Dec 2009]
 | Fellini's 1963 movie "8½" was the 'inspiration' for the 1977 Italian-language stage musical "Nine" which was the basis for the 1982 Broadway musical which is the basis for this musical feature film. A desperate movie director struggles to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor, which begins shooting in only a week. He searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, former lovers, colleagues, his muse, and his mother, while balancing the demands of his art, his profession, and his personal life. Co-produced & directed by Rob Marshall; adapted by Michael Tolkin & Anthony Minghella; starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren & Stacy Ferguson; already nominated for 5 Golden Globe Awards
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia |
Principals
director Federico Fellini [1920-93] Page
Marcello Mastroianni
Claudia Cardinale
Anouk Aimée
Sandra Milo
Rossella Falk
"Fellini's 8½" Poster Gallery
(AllPosters.com shut down their affiliates program in June 2015)
![Marcello Mastroianni with hat from "Fellini's 8½" [1963]](covers/pFellini8half-MMhat.jpg) Marcello Mastroianni with hat 18"x24" poster for $39.99 from Amazon |
Marcello Mastroianni with bullhorn on beach no retail |
![Marcello Mastroianni looking in the mirror from "Fellini's 8½" [1963]](covers/pFellini8half-MMmirror.jpg) Marcello Mastroianni looking in the mirror 18"x24" poster for $39.99 from Amazon |
"Fellini's 8½" Links
official '8½' movie site
film credits at Internet Movie Database
film entry at Wikipedia
"Fellini's 8½" (Otto e Mezzo) 1963 Movie Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
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