The fountain of imagination depicted by visual magician Fellini in “8½”

“8½” synopsis

Guido, a famous film director, comes to a hot spring area to recuperate from the idea of ​​a new film and his relationship with his estranged wife. However, the content of the film is not decided at all, and the troubles of dealing with the investors around him begin to accumulate. Unable to do well in his work or private life, Guido escapes reality into his ideal world, where he sees memories of his childhood and visions of a beautiful girl from dreams he has yet to see.

Index

• A masterpiece by a master artist celebrating his 100th anniversary
• Projection of oneself and the meaning of the title
• Look at the chaos and embrace it
• Another last scene that became a fantasy

A masterpiece by a master artist celebrating his 100th anniversary

On January 20, 2020, Federico Fellini celebrated his 100th birthday. Although he was a leading figure in the golden age of Italian cinema and passed away in 1993, his fantastical works have never faded and are loved by movie fans as "living history." continues to be done.

Among them, ``8½'' (63) can be considered Fellini's masterpiece. Although there are other famous works such as `` The Road '' (54) and `` La Dolce Vita '' (60), the main character who appears is a projection of Fellini, that is, the ``self'' is brought to the fore in a profound way. In a sense, this can be said to be a movie that exposes the whole body and soul.

The films he makes are often compared to ``circuses''. If the films made by Visconti, who was in the spotlight during his time and was seen as a rival, were operas, Fellini's films were circuses. According to what I hear, he has admired the circus since he was a child and even wished he could run away from home and travel with the troupe. It is no surprise that when he became an adult and had the means to make his dreams a reality, it became a circus itself. In that case, the main character Guido (Marcello Mastroianni), who is his projection, is just like the clown who stands at the center of the troupe.

Projection of oneself and the meaning of the title