Drama
Italian
1963 · Directed by Federico Fellini · 139 min
Guido, a celebrated film director, arrives at a spa to rest while a big new production is already being built around him. He has no idea what the film is about, and producers, actors, a wife and a mistress all want answers. Memory, fantasy and daily life blur together.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of European auteur cinema of the early 1960s, and the model for the self-reflexive film about a director's own creative process.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a mind rather than a plot: every scene is a state of Guido's thinking, whether or not it is literally happening.
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