Juliet of the Spirits

Federico Fellini

Italy

1965

137 minutes

Color

1.85:1

Italian

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Synopsis

Cinematographer Gianni di Venanzo’s masterful use of Technicolor transforms Juliet of the Spirits, Fellini’s first color feature, into a kaleidoscope of dreams, spirits, and memories. Giulietta Masina plays a betrayed wife whose inability to come to terms with reality leads her along a hallucinatory journey of self-discovery. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the fully restored version of one of Fellini’s most dazzling dreams.

Cast

JulietGiulietta Masina
Suzy, Iris, FannySandra Milo
GiorgioMario Pisu
BishmaValeska Gert
SylvaSylva Koscina
MediumFrederick Ledebur
ValentinaValentina Cortese
Giorgio’s friendJosé Luis de Villalonga
Juliet's motherCaterina Boratto
GrandfatherLou Gilbert
AdeleLuisa della Noce
ElisabettaMilena Vukotic

Credits

DirectorFederico Fellini
Original idea byFederico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli
ScreenplayFederico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi
Production and costume designPiero Gherardi
CinematographyGianni Di Venanzo
MusicNino Rota
EditingRuggero Mastroianni
Set decorationGiantito Burchiellaro, Luciano Ricceri and E. Benazzi Taglietti
MakeupOtello Fava and Eligio Trani
ProducerAngelo Rizzoli

Disc Features

  • New digital transfer, enhanced for 16×9 televisions
  • Familiar Spirits, a 19-minute interview with Fellini by Ian Dallas
  • Theatrical trailer
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

From the Current

Juliet of the Spirits

by John Baxter Mar 11, 2002

Though Federico Fellini’s 1964 Best Foreign Film Academy Award for 8 1/2 confirmed his place among the world’s greatest filmmakers, he remained as unsure of his ability as when he had arrived in Rome from Rimini in 1939. If the success of the psychoanalytical 8 1...

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