[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by fugazifan

this is my favorite film.

me too-- almost. i actually prefer la dolce vita because it's less self-reflective than 8-1/2, which is about being a film director. la dolce vita is so very current, in spite of being what, half a century old now? "in the absence of god and with the death of philosophy, should i be an artist, or a marketing whore?" fucking brilliant.

about 8 1/2:

yes, the scene with the man/child with the women in the house, and his whip, is great.

another is when he hides under the table

or when his dad comes out of the grave

the ending of course is delicious

claudia cardinale is so beautiful as his muse

the room with his mistress is another great scene

poor anouk aimee as his wife looks almost like a man

but the ending! the ending is so fucking joyous-- i think woody allen ripped it off for "deconstructing harry, " when his life is going to shit and his characters all forgive him.