8 1/2

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by D. A. Miller

Type

Studies

Subject

One Film > 8 1/2

Keywords

Federico Fellini

Publishing date

2008
   > See the newer edition (2022)

Publisher

BFI Publishing

Collection

BFI Film Classics

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 96 pages
5 ¼ x 7 ½ inches (13.5 x 19 cm)

ISBN

978-1-84457-231-1

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Book Presentation:
This book provides an accomplished and illuminating account of an Italian film classic. "8 1/2" is an all-time classic - it frequently appears in critics' top tens. The author is a distinguished critic. It offers a dazzling account of the film, written in a style fitting to the film and to Fellini.It offers an assessment of Federico Fellini's masterpiece "8 1/2" which was criticised by audiences on its release in 1961 for its seeming conceit and self-indulgence. Today it frequently appears on critics' all time best films' lists and Fellini's style has been adopted by directors including Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese.

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