| Notes | Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s 8½ (Otto e mezzo) turns one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. An early working title for 8½ was The Beautiful Confusion, and Fellini’s masterpiece is exactly that: a shimmering dream, a circus, and a magic act.
SPECIAL FEATURES
New digital transfer of restored film elements, enhanced for 16x9 televisions, with digital image restoration
Screen-specific audio essay featuring commentary by film critic and Fellini friend Gideon Bachmann and NYU film professor Antonio Monda
Introduction by filmmaker Terry Gilliam, director of Brazil and 12 Monkeys
High-definition digital transfer of a new restoration of Fellini: A Director’s Notebook, a 52-minute film by Federico Fellini
22-page booklet featuring essays by Fellini, longtime Fellini collaborator and critic Tullio Kezich, and film professor and author Alexander Sesonske
Theatrical trailer
Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Fellini: A Director's Notebook, a 52-minute film by Federico Fellini
Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert, a compelling 48-minute documentary about Fellini’s longtime composer
Interviews with actress Sandra Milo, director Lina Wertmüller, and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro
Rare photographs from Bachmann’s collection
Gallery of behind-the-scenes and production photos
New cover by Lucien S. Y. Yang |
