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8½ AKA 8 1/2 AKA Federico Fellini's 8½ AKA Eight and a Half AKA Otto e mezzo (1963)
A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.Director: Federico Fellini
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio essay read by actress Tanya Zaicon, including commentary by Fellini friend and documentarist Gideon Bachmann and NYU Film Professor Antonio Monda, recorded in New York and Berlin in 2001
Introduction by filmmaker Terry Gilliam (7:27)
Theatrical Trailer (3:07)
DISC TWO
"Fellini: A Director's Notebook" 1969 documentary film by Fellini (51:00)
Letter by Fellini to producer Peter Goldfarb in 1968, outlining his plans for "Fellini: A Director's Notebook"
"Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert" documentary about the music of Fellini's films (47:30)
Interviews:
- actress Sandra Milo (26:35)
- filmmaker Lina Wertmüller (17:29)
- cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (17:22)
Rare photos from the collection of Gideon Bachmann
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Black "Double Alpha" case. Comes with a 24-page booklet, featuring essays by Fellini, longtine Fellini collaborator and critic Tullio Kezich and film professor and author Alexander Sesonske.
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Extras:"The Lost Sequence" documentary (50:25)
Interview with Lina Wertmuller (15:27)
"Fellini receives Academy Awards in 1992" (scrolling text) (1:48)
Trailer 1 (3:52)
Trailer 2 (3:48)
Bonus Trailers: 'The Battle of Algiers', 'Attack Force Z', 'Massacre in Rome', 'Casablanca Express', 'Django', 'Keoma', 'Django Kill', 'A Bullet for the General' -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:"The Lost Sequence" is titled 'The Lost Ending' on the packaging.
The packaging and disc incorrectly state this to be R2. -
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Subtitles:English
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"L'ultima sequenza" AKA "The Lost Ending" documentary (50:22)
"Fellini erzählt: ein wiederentdecktes Selbstportrait" documentary (55:16)
Federico Fellini biography
Marcello Mastroianni biography
Theatrical Trailer (3:41)
Bonus Trailers
- Ginger e Fred (2:20)
- Tod eines Handlungsreisenden (2:55)
- Jedem sein Kino (1:31)
- Die Ewigkeit und ein Tag (1:12)
- The Seventh Seal (2:38)
- Shine a Light (2:19)
- Außer Atem (1:55)
- Arthaus Collection (1:02) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.81:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:4006680046716
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Notes:Comes with a 24-page booklet on the film.
Also available as a 1-disc version in Mediabook case without the extra features. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"L'ultima sequenza" AKA "The Lost Ending" documentary (50:22)
Federico Fellini biography
Marcello Mastroianni biography
Theatrical Trailer (3:41)
Bonus Trailers (33:10)
- Giulietta degli spiriti
- Medea
- Hoffmanns Erzählungen
- Wilde Erdbeeren
- Das grosse Fressen
- Der dritte Mann
- Die Liebe am Nachmittag
- Angst essen Seele auf
- Im Laufe der Zeit
- Killing Fields – Schreiendes Land
- The Man Between -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.81:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
German Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Digipak
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UPC Number:4006680037189
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Notes:Comes with a 16-page booklet on the film.
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Extras:"L'ultima sequenza" AKA "The Lost Ending" documentary (50:30)
Theatrical Trailer (3:48) -
Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Technical details
Artistic details
4 cast & crew biographies
Theatrical Trailer (3:40)
DISC TWO
Introduction by Terry Gilliam (6:59)
"Fellini: Je suis un grand menteur" AKA "Fellini: I'm a Born Liar" documentary (101:21)
Interviews:
- Sandra Milo (26:36)
- Lina Wertmüller (17:27)
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Subtitles:Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.86:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Catalan Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet containing the essay Mostrar y demostrar by Horacio Vázquez-Rial.
Also available as a "Edicion Basica" which only contains the first disc. -
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Extras:Photo Gallery
Fellini filmography -
Subtitles:English (BURNT-IN)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:"The Lost Ending" documentary (50:19)
Bonus Trailer: La Dolce Vita -
Subtitles:English (BURNT-IN)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
The 2-disc Criterion release has the most extras including a commentary track.
Note the German R2 Arthaus Premium edition contains two documentary films (not English-friendly, though), and the Spanish R2 Edicion Limitada which contains the unique documentary "Fellini: I'm a Born Liar" (not English-friendly, though), or UK R0 Argent Films, Australian R4 and Scandinavian R2, which include the "The Last Sequence" documentary (note, that the Scandinavian release doesn't have English subtitles, and Australian release has "burned-in" subtitles and non-anamorphic transfer).
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (138:35 NTSC).
- R0 United Kingdom- Argent Films - No cuts (138:09 NTSC->PAL).
- R1 America- Image Entertainment - No cuts.
- R1 Essential Art House America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (138:35 NTSC).
- R2 Premium Edition Germany- Kinowelt / Arthaus - No cuts (132:29 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Germany- Kinowelt - No cuts (132:29 PAL).
- R2 Scandinavia- Pan Vision/Scanbox/Sandrew Metronome - No cuts (132:35 PAL).
- R2 Edicion Limitada Spain- Cameo Media - No cuts (132:33 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Nouveaux Pictures - No cuts (133:14 PAL).
- R4 Australia- AV Channel - No cuts.
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 12/06/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 21/12/24UPDATE LOG:
12/06/03: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
03/02/11: Addition of the German and Spanish editions.
24/03/14: Noted additional release.
25/02/16: Additions of US EAH, UK Argent.
27/06/18: Updated title with original name, minor typos.
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