1963 - Italy
Directed By Federico Fellini
SYNOPSIS
A famed movie director (Marcello Mastroianni) is preparing to shoot his next film but is having problems with the story. All sorts of people from his friends, his producer, production workers, and his wife and mistress are constantly bombarding him with one problem after another. He retreats into dreams and memories for an escape... and maybe something to inspire his film.
MY THOUGHTS
Federico Fellini's masterpiece is an autobiographical tale he decided to make fresh on the heels of La Dolce Vita. Much has been said and written about this film and to be perfectly honest, I won't add anything new here.
The acting is superb, as is the cinematography.. and the film is as great as people say.
The story is simple and easy to follow but the inclusion of the very surrealistic, ambiguous and 'arty' dream sequences challenge the viewer. They themselves are not confusing, just far different than the usual Hollywood fare. At times it is a bit difficult to know what is dream and what is reality.
This was my first time viewing this film and it's quite clear that this is one of the films that takes several views to ingest (and understand) everything. I liked what I saw and plan to study this amazing film further.
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