8 1/2 / Federico Fellini, director ; Charles Affron, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fellini, Federico.

Affron, Charles.

Series:

Rutgers films in print ; v. 7.

Rutgers films in print ; v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Otto e mezzo (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

288 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [1987]

Summary:

8 1/2 is among the greatest films of one of the masters of Italian cinema, Federico Fellini. This is the first English translation of the dialogue and the first complete continuity script of 8 1/2. This richly comic work, long recognized as the most important expression of the director's views about himself and his art, communicates to its viewers an understanding of the processes of filmmaking itself. 8 1/2 is the story of a director's efforts to make a film; it depicts the conditions of creativity, the struggle waged between the individual and the world, a struggle that finally makes some sense out of life and art.

Starring Marcello Mastroianni, 8 1/2 features a distinguished international cast of actors. At revival houses, it is repeatedly shown and retains its fascination not only for first-time viewers but also for those who have already seen it many times. Guido's harem fantasy, the gigantic Saraghina's dance on the beach, the grand finale that unites all the characters in the circus ring--these are only a few of the film's memorable sequences.

Generously annotated, with detailed references to the film's preparation and making, the volume features a comparison between the continuity and the shooting script, as well as the celebrated alternate ending that was actually shot. Readers will be able to trace the development of the director's original concept, through preproduction planning to final realization. Also included are an introduction, a brief biography, translations of Fellini's letters and interviews about 8 1/2, a sampling of reviews, a selection of essays (some translated into English for the first time), a filmography, and a bibliography.

Contents:

8 1/2 What? / Charles Affron 3

Federico Fellini: A Biographical Sketch 21

8 1/2

Credits and Cast 31

The Continuity Script 37

Notes on the Continuity Script 193

The Shooting Script 203

Contexts, Reviews, and Commentaries

Contexts

A First Draft: A Letter from Federico Fellini to His Friend Brunello Rondi, October 1960 227

Chronology of the Shooting of 8 1/2 235

Interviews with Federico Fellini

Costanzo Costantini, Il Messaggero, February 4, 1963 238

Angelo Solmi, Oggi Illustrato, February 9, 1963 239

Costanzo Costantini, Il Messaggero, February 19, 1963 243

I Lost It At the Movies, Pauline Kael 249

New York Herald Tribune, Judith Crist 253

A Sampling of Italian and French Reviews 255

Mirror Construction in Fellini's 8 1/2, Christian Metz 261

8 1/2 Times Two, William S. Pechter 267

The Guilty Conscience of a Christian Consciousness, Nicole Zand 274.

Notes:

Filmography: pages 285-286.

Bibliography: pages 287-288.

ISBN:

0813512107 :

0813512115

OCLC:

14188956