Despite Fellini's best efforts to make her seem dull, Masina anchors the film with her clear-eyed portrayal.
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:18
Rotten:3
Average Rating:7.2/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 26 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A delightful, visually inventive fantasy, Federico Fellini's JULIET OF THE SPIRITS is about a bored Italian housewife (Giulietta Masina, Fellini's real-life wife) who finds relief from the... A delightful, visually inventive fantasy, Federico Fellini's JULIET OF THE SPIRITS is about a bored Italian housewife (Giulietta Masina, Fellini's real-life wife) who finds relief from the mundane--and her philandering husband (Mario Pisu)--through sensual escapades in the spirit realm. This fantastic world just happens to be in Juliet's subconscious and is populated with people both from her past and her imagination. As Juliet spends more time in touch with her desires, she slowly gains more independence. Fellini's first color film is, unsurprisingly, a stunning spectacle that makes the most of its incredible premise. Awash in both bold colors and eroticism, JULIET OF THE SPIRITS favors the visual over the narrative and dreams over reality. [More]
Starring: Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese
Starring: Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese, Sylva Koscina, Lou Gilbert, Caterina Boratto, Alba Cancellieri, Rosella De Sepio, Luisa Della Noce
Director: Federico Fellini
Director: Federico Fellini
Screenwriter: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Brunello Rondi
Composer: Nino Rota
Producer: Angelo Rizzoli
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Reviews for Juliet of the Spirits
Fellini stands on the brink, desperately grabbing at bits of his past, and boldly looking forward to a new future of decadence and garish color (this was his first in color).
Fellini went deliriously and brilliantly bananas with the color to create a rollicking through-the- looking-glass series of tableaus evoking a woman's troubled psyche.
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