Movie: 8½ (1963)

“Guido is a film director, trying to relax after his last big hit. He can’t get a moments peace, however, with the people who have worked with him in the past constantly looking for more work. He wrestles with his conscience, but is unable to come up with a new idea. While thinking, he starts to recall major happenings in his life, and all the women he has loved and left. An autobiographical film of Fellini, about the trials and tribulations of film making. Written by Colin Tinto {cst@imdb.com}”

• Director: Federico Fellini
• Release Date:
  23 May 1963 (West Germany)
• Run Time:
  138 min
• Country: Italy , France
• Genre: Drama , Fantasy

Tagline: A picture that goes beyond what men think about – because no man ever thought about it in quite this way!

Trivia: At one point, Federico Fellini wanted to cast Laurence Olivier in the lead role.

Goofs: Continuity: A man tells Guido that he has placed something in his right-hand pocket (a gun), when he goes to shoot himself under the table, he pulls it out of his left pocket.