8 1/2 [videorecording] / di Federico Fellini ; Janus Films ; Angelo Rizzoli presenta ; ideato e diretto da Federico Fellini ; prodotto da Angelo Rizzoli ; soggetto, Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano ; sceneggiatura Federico Fellini ... [et al.] ; Titanus, Corinth Film ; una produzione Cineriz.
Other Titles: Otto e mezzo (Motion picture).
Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, c2001.
ISBN: 0780021991
Description: 2 videodiscs : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Series: Criterion collection ; 140
Subject(s): Motion pictures Production and direction Drama.
Motion picture producers and directors Drama.
Inspiration Drama.
Feature films Italy.
Motion pictures Italy.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Credits: Director of photography, Gianni di Venanzo ; editing, Leo Catozzo ; music, Nino Rota.
Performers: Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimee, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk, Barbara Steele.
Notes: Originally produced as motion picture in 1963.
Feature duration: 138 min.
Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
Special features: (Disc 1) Terry Gilliam on Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 ; theatrical trailer ; (Disc 2) Fellini : a director's notebook (52 min.) ; Nino Rota : between cinema and concert (48 min.) ; interview with Sandra Milo ; interview with Lina Wertmüller ; interview with Vittorio Storaro ; photographs by Gideon Bachmann ; stills gallery.
Summary: Fellini's autobiographical film about a famous film director who loses his inspiration in the midst of making a film.
