8 1/2 [videorecording] / di Federico Fellini ; Janus Films ; Angelo Rizzoli presenta ; ideato e diretto da Federico Fellini ; prodotto da Angelo Rizzoli ; soggetto, Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano ; sceneggiatura Federico Fellini ... [et al.] ; Titanus, Corinth Film ; una produzione Cineriz.
Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimee, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk, Barbara Steele. Originally produced as motion picture in 1963. Feature duration: 138 min. Aspect ratio 1.85:1. Special features: (Disc 1) Terry Gilliam on Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 ; theatrical trailer ; (Disc 2) Fellini : a director's notebook (52 min.) ; Nino Rota : between cinema and concert (48 min.) ; interview with Sandra Milo ; interview with Lina Wertmüller ; interview with Vittorio Storaro ; photographs by Gideon Bachmann ; stills gallery.
Contents:
Special features: disc 1. New digital transfer of restored film -- Screen-specific audio essay featuring commentary by film critic and Fellini friend Gideon Bachmann and NYU professor of film Antonio Manda -- Introduction by Terry Gilliam, director of Brazil and 12 Monkeys -- Theatrical trailer -- New and improved English subitltes -- Optimal image quality: ASDL dual-layer edition -- Language: Italian mono -- Subtitles: Enlgish. disc 2. Fellini: A director's notebook, a 52- minute film by Federico Fellini -- Nino Roto: Between Cinema and Concert, a 48-minute documentary about the maestro behind the music of Fellini's films -- Interviews with actress Sandra Milo, director Lina Wertmuller, whose career began on the set of 8 1/2, and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro, who discusses the revolutionary art of Gianni di Venanzo -- Rare photographs from the collection of Gideon Bachmann -- Gallery of behind-the-scenes and production photos -- Optimal image quality: ASDL dual-layer edition.
Summary:
Fellini's autobiographical film about a famous film director who loses his inspiration in the midst of making a film.
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