Some sexually suggestive scenes.
A brief shot of a bare butt in a large spa.
During a sexually charged role-playing game, Guido asks his lover to come in wearing nothing but a sheet, and tells her to act more “slutty.” She tosses the sheet off, and climbs on top of him. No nudity is seen, but sex is heavily implied.
Saraghina dances the rumba for a group of young boys. The dance is sexually suggestive, and the boys are caught and punished by priests.
A paparazzi asks Guido what he thinks of pornography. He doesn’t respond
Other mild sexual references
Film review：Translated by www.rabudo-ru.com
In the DVD of 8 1 / 2 8 and 2 / 2: CC collection, all Chinese subtitles, comment subtitles and interview gags have been strongly supported by the “Fellini Association of friends of China”, all of which have been reviewed and translated by them. In particular, I thank the Association for providing a complete OST for the production of this film. At the same time, through the “Fellini friends of China Association”, L9 invited the most famous “Fellini film lover” in China – the famous comedian in Hong Kong: Mr. Wu Mengda. He specially wrote a full-length Chinese commentary subtitle for the top work of the standard collection series, “eight and two thirds”, Mr. Wu Mengda not only expressed his infinite admiration for a generation of film master Fellini over the past decades, but also expounded the important role played by Fisher’s films in his acting career over the years (like a flowing river!!!), In this Chinese commentary, Mr. Wu Mengda insisted on humbly calling himself a “film actor” and refused to be called a “film star” to express his respect and humility for a generation of film masters. Once again, special thanks to “Fellini Association of friends of China” and Mr. Wu Mengda for giving us a teaching lesson in film art.
Mr. Wu Mengda has left us forever today. In order to express my love and respect for him, I have adjusted this article. Here I bow to Mr. Wu Mengda and go well all the way.
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About the title and content of “eight and two thirds”:
At the beginning of Fellini’s early creation, he took the road of Italian Neo realism focusing on material poverty.
But starting with the 1954 Road,
Fellini filmed the lonely Trilogy (the road, the liar and the night of Cabria),
And parted ways with new realism.
His works began to pay attention to people’s psychological poverty.
When he started shooting this film in 1962,
Before that, he shot sweet life, which satirized the rotten life of the bourgeoisie and brought him great reputation
Everyone expected Fellini’s next work to be a masterpiece.
But Fellini fell into a creative crisis.
He didn’t know what he was going to shoot.
Although the producer has prepared the funds and the actors and staff are in place, he still has no clue.
Until one day, a staff member’s birthday, invited Fellini to a birthday party.
The staff said they expected Fellini to make a good film,
Fellini had a flash of light,
I decided to focus on my own creative crisis.
Shoot a director who doesn’t know what he’s going to shoot.
Before that, he had made six feature films (White Chief, wanderer, road, liar, night of kabilia and sweet life),
A feature film directed jointly with others (debut “the spring and autumn of performing arts”),
And two feature short films (urban love and three beauties in spring),
In terms of sequence (6 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.5),
This is his eighth and half film.
Therefore, the film is called eight and a half.
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About director Fellini and his films
Fellini was often asked such questions
Why do you make movies
Fellini replied
The reason why I make movies
Because I can’t do anything else
Everything takes shape in a natural way
Although I never wanted to be a director
But when I started the first day
As if I should do this
Fellini said never talk about movies
Because in terms of the nature of film
A movie is beyond words
It’s like you can’t hope to turn a painting into music
When talking about movies, you will fall into the limited and dull assumption
Focus on the image structure and simplified features
A movie is no longer a movie
Fellini said making a movie was like running away
It seems that movies are an infectious disease
He must also be patient to watch it, but he must get rid of it at any time
When the film is finished and handed in
He wants to get sick again
A film is a dream for Fellini
Hazy and eager to expose his identity
When someone explains it, it will be very shy
Or is it more desirable to remain mysterious
For Fellini
Every movie is the same
He can’t tell the difference between this one and that one
He’s always making pictures about it
And it’s only about images
Because he felt a desire to tell stories
And storytelling is the only game he finds interesting
This game is necessary for his fantasy and personality
A dark studio
All lights turn on instantly
Like a dream
Attracted all the vitality of Fellini
The film provided an hour and a half of pleasure
It provides a season that belongs to Fellini’s life
A journey
With dreamy color
Fellini claimed to make a movie
It’s a liar’s game
But he also said he was honest
Fellini is like other film masters
Is the real star in their works
Their creativity
Their imagination
Their innovation in film techniques
And their enthusiasm for movies
All get the response of people of different times at different times
This is the greatness of these film masters
When Fellini conceived a film
No matter how ambiguous its source is
It is always reflected in the form of a story
This is the most important stage in his film creation
When he felt that the literary thought of the film script had dried up
He opened his office
Let the extras in
Let hundreds of faces pass in front of him
He described it as a ceremony to create an atmosphere
That’s how Fellini started choosing actors
This is one of the most important factors in his special film talent
He once said: face is my words
If a filmmaker’s vocabulary
It can be judged separately according to the number and characteristics of the actors in his film
Then Fellini’s work can be compared to a movie
Fellini may not be the most profound of the film masters
But it is undoubtedly the most charming
Although his films sometimes miss the point
But it can always dazzle people
The pure visual beauty makes Fellini’s films shine
Some people compare Fellini’s film to a picture of unrestrained nature
Fellini himself said
He is the weaver and blower of clouds
Any attempt to find a special meaning in his films
It will be in vain
He’s making a movie for himself
Just to make yourself happy
Even when masters such as Rossini commented on “sweet life”
Fellini also felt that Rossini valued the meaning of the film
He thinks that artists should have marginal character
A person who is juxtaposed between concrete reality and abstract reality
When the dialogue between concrete reality and abstract reality begins
Everyone should stand on the edge
For Fellini
He doesn’t want to say anything
Just want to show them
Fellini himself doesn’t like film critics
He thought they were all speculating about his film
At that time, Film Semiotics did not rise
But with the birth of this film
A year later, the Frenchman Metz published a famous paper on Film Semiotics
Many examples of Fellini’s films are directly cited
It may be something Fellini himself didn’t expect
Maze thinks highly of Fellini
So do many other film critics
American director Woody Allen is also a fan of Fellini
I’ve made many films to pay tribute to him secretly
Other directors who worship Fellini are
Terry Gillian, who wrote the preface to this DVD
And Peter Greenaway in the UK
And Emir Kusturica of Yugoslavia, etc
Fellini, in addition to this film
He also won three Oscars for best foreign language film
He is also the director who won the most Oscars for best foreign language film.
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About the life of director Fellini
Fellini was born in Rimini, Italy in 1920
It is said that he ran away from home with a circus in his childhood
But Fellini claimed to have only been away for three days
So Fellini has always been fascinated by the atmosphere of the circus
After 1937, Fellini began to draw comics for a living
Two years later, he took his mother and sister to Rome to settle down
His comic books are exaggerated and funny
Very popular with readers
At that time, Italy was one of the axis of evil in World War II
But Fellini used various excuses to avoid military service
It is conceivable that if he became a soldier, there might be a master missing in the history of film
In 1942, he met actress Juliet Masita
The two fell in love and soon got married
He got a job in a film company
I met Rossini, who will become a great director in film history in the future
In 1944, Italy was defeated and the Americans settled in Rome
Fellini and his friends opened a portrait studio
Soldiers often look for his portrait
While Fellini was opening his studio, Rossini came to him
Hoping he could make a movie with him, Fellini went
He was working as a screenwriter
Rome, undefended city, a masterpiece shot by Rossini
It was Fellini who wrote the play
This film not only gave birth to a new term in the history of film: Italian new realism
meanwhile
It also moved an American actress to tears
Through this film, I fell in love with Rossini who I had never met
Gave up his golden career in Hollywood
Find Rossini in Italy
She is Oscar winning actress Ingrid Bergman
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Fellini wrote many films from 1944 to 1947
In 1950, he first tried to work as a film director
His directorial debut is the spring and Autumn Festival of performing arts, which he co directed with others
He independently directed the satirical comedy chief white in 1951,
The film introduced him to the composer Nello rota
Since then, they have forged a deep friendship
The two have worked together on many good films, just like many noted combinations of directors and musicians in the history of film
Speaking of Fellini, everyone will think of rota’s music
When it comes to rota, people think of Fellini’s films
In 1952, Fellini directed the semi autobiographical film Mavericks
About the loss and self awakening of three young people who came to Rome to find a job in Rome
This is the true portrayal of Fellini and his good friends coming to Rome
Three good friends came to Rome
Finally, they left for various reasons
But only Fellini persevered
The Mavericks brought Fellini his first International Honor: the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival
Fellini’s next film “the road” is his work of breaking up with new realism
Starring Fellini’s wife Masita
This film is Fellini’s first transformation work from social reality to spiritual reality.
“Road” was a huge success and sold well at the box office
There is also an Oscar for best foreign language film
This is Fellini’s first Oscar.
At this point, Fellini began to suffer from depression
He received psychotherapy and began to be exposed to psychoanalysis
This has had a great impact on his future creation
In 1955, he filmed the liar, starring Oscar winner bradrick Crawford
In 1957, Fellini filmed the night of capria, also starring his wife
About the miserable life of a prostitute
Also won an Oscar
To this end, Fellini stayed in the United States for a month
Hollywood wants him to film there
Give the best treatment
Fellini found America really boring
So he soon returned to Rome and began to write his new play, sweet life
The film depicts a tabloid reporter doing nothing
I want to climb up
But in the end, he lost himself and became a victim of decadent life
The photographer in the film is paparazzo
As soon as the film was released, people named the sneaky journalists after him
The source of the popular term “paparazzi” — from Fellini’s “sweet life”
The film was welcomed by the public, but rejected by the clergy
To this end, Fellini asked the Pope to intercede for the film
The film won the Golden Palm Award at Cannes Film Festival
Its success led Fellini to start his own film company
In 1970, Fellini and three famous directors, de sika and viscanti, etc
Co filmed the comedy “Boccaccio 70”
Fellini directed one of them, the temptation of Dr. Anthony
About an old professor who couldn’t stand a beautiful milk advertisement
Secretly destroy advertisements at night
As a result, the girl in the advertisement stepped down and chased the old professor
In 1962, Fellini’s creative crisis led him to shoot eight and a half
The film won him three Oscars
In 1964, he began filming Juliet the ghost
The film starred his wife
Tell the story of a middle-aged woman who experienced a heart demon
Some critics call it the female version of “eight and a half”
This is also Fellini’s first color feature film
The film is gorgeous and charming
It shows Fellini’s control over color
The film made Fellini have a strong interest in channeling
Fellini then began to prepare the film “Giuseppe’s journey to mastona”
Fellini was made in memory of his friend’s death
Because the producers and actors are against him
The film was not made
Fellini was also troubled by strange dreams
In 1968, Fellini made an hour long documentary for ABC
Fellini: the director’s notebook describes the difficulties he encountered in preparing Giuseppe’s journey to mastona
And he looked around for extras for the new film “love myth”
In 1969, Fellini filmed the myth of love
The film is based on a first century novel
About the journey of two friends in that era
Fellini said that the film was made for young Italians today
The decadent atmosphere of that era coincided with the decadent atmosphere of the 1960s
In 1971, Fellini made the TV film clown
Preparing his new film Rome
Rome is a rambling film
The director played by Fellini looks for traces of ancient Rome and the current situation of Rome
Of course, there are the director’s memories when he came to Rome
It’s a wonderful ukiyo painting
In 1973, Fellini filmed amacod
Amakod is a Rimini dialect
The film recalls the story of Rimini town
Scenes of youth stories are staged
Full of nostalgia
The film won Fellini the Oscar for best foreign language film for the fourth time
In 1975,
