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
| Juliet | Giulietta Masina |
| Suzy, Iris, Fanny | Sandra Milo |
| Giorgio | Mario Pisu |
| Bishma | Valeska Gert |
| Sylva | Sylva Koscina |
| Medium | Frederick Ledebur |
| Valentina | Valentina Cortese |
| Giorgio’s friend | José Luis de Villalonga |
| Juliet's mother | Caterina Boratto |
| Grandfather | Lou Gilbert |
| Adele | Luisa della Noce |
| Elisabetta | Milena Vukotic |
Credits
| Director | Federico Fellini |
| Original idea by | Federico Fellini and Tullio Pinelli |
| Screenplay | Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi |
| Production and costume design | Piero Gherardi |
| Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo |
| Music | Nino Rota |
| Editing | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Set decoration | Giantito Burchiellaro, Luciano Ricceri and E. Benazzi Taglietti |
| Makeup | Otello Fava and Eligio Trani |
| Producer | Angelo 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
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Juliet of the Spirits
by Mar 11, 2002Though 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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