[Susan Foreman]

Fellini's '8½' - Blu-ray pre-order available from Cult Films Direct - £19.99

Release date: February 3rd

"Fellini is one of the most original and creative minds of the 20th Century, he is acclaimed by critics and filmmakers alike as one of the most influential directors of all time, and his “8½“ is acknowledged as his masterpiece revered as the most important European film ever made.

Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido (Fellini’s alter-ego), a successful filmmaker who, embarking on his next film, is overcome by director’s block and finds he has no story to tell ! Struggling to find inspiration, he is harassed by his producers, his crew, his wife (Anouk Aimée), even by his mistress (Sandra Milo), so he retreats into fantasy, where his muse appears embodied by Claudia Cardinale, and he revels in dreamy memories of his life and lovers… Until memories, fantasy and reality merge in the director’s mind and on screen into an astonishing, masterful spectacle, culminating in the electrifying triumph of optimism that becomes 8½.

As Fellini-Guido says “Life is a party let’s live it together!”"

Special Features

• New intimate interview with actor, and Fellini’s off-screen companion, Sandra Milo
• New interview with Lina Wertmuller, Fellini’s assistant director on 8 1/2
• ‘Lost Sequence’ documentary on the making of 8 1/2 featuring interviews Fellini and cast and crew. The documentary examines one of film’s great mysteries, where a massive sequence was shot with all the cast, but not included in the film, and never seen again
• New, improved English subtitles

Specs

• Full HD 1080p from 2K scan with re-grading and restoration
• Region B
• Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
• Black and white
• Italian audio with subtitles
• Certification: 15
• Running time: 138 mins