# 8½ (1963)

> A celebrated Italian director retreats from professional demands and confronts his creative paralysis through a shifting carnival of memory, fantasy, desire, and self-invention.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/336

## Facts

- Runtime: 139 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Federico Fellini
- Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk, Barbara Steele, Madeleine Lebeau, Caterina Boratto
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056801/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: mild
- Mood: surreal, melancholic, witty, cinephile evening, film study

## Synopsis

A filmmaker's struggle to find inspiration leads to a surreal journey through his past loves and regrets.

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