8 1/2

FEDERICO FELLINI | ITALY, FRANCE | 1963 | 138 MIN | NR | ITALIAN, FRENCH, ENGLISH, GERMAN

A famous Italian director’s writer’s block leads him to seek inspiration from the people of his past in Fellini’s timeless and dreamy rumination on the director’s life and creative process.

Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Sandra Milo

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Part of the Philadelphia Film Society’s AP Bio series.

No late night study sessions or textbooks needed for these adventurous films that forego the standard, Oscar-baity practices synonymous with the cinematic biopic tradition for more imaginative, unique, and illuminating interpretations of life.