{"id":94960,"date":"2024-01-14T22:38:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T05:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94960"},"modified":"2024-01-14T22:38:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T05:38:54","slug":"8-1-2-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94960","title":{"rendered":"8 1\/2 (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I really have nothing to say &#8212; but I want to say it all the same.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Poster-203x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-94961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Poster-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Poster-87x128.png 87w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Poster-183x270.png 183w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Poster.png 619w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA famous director (Marcello Mastroianni) in a creative slump seeks respite at a spa, but by inviting his mistress (Sandra Milo) and his wife (Anouk Aimee) to come visit &#8212; and inevitably being surrounded by people wanting something from him &#8212; he is unable to rest.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anouk Aimee Films<\/li>\n<li>Barbara Steele Films<\/li>\n<li>Claudia Cardinale Films<\/li>\n<li>Directors<\/li>\n<li>Federico Fellini Films<\/li>\n<li>Italian Films<\/li>\n<li>Marcello Mastroianni Films<\/li>\n<li>Midlife Crisis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFellini&#8217;s hyper-existential 8 1\/2th film was made after his first six features &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=81997\"><em>Variety Lights<\/em> (1950)<\/a> (which he co-directed &#8212; so, it counts for half), <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82002\"><em>The White Sheik<\/em> (1952)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3028\"><em>I Vitelloni<\/em> (1953)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=82241\"><em>La Strada<\/em> (1954)<\/a>, <em>The Swindle<\/em> (1955) [not listed in Peary&#8217;s <em>GFTFF<\/em>], <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=83366\"><em>Nights of Cabiria<\/em> (1957)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89722\"><em>La Dolce Vita<\/em> (1960)<\/a>, as well as segments of <em>Love in the City<\/em> (1953) and <em>Boccaccio &#8217;70<\/em> (1962) &#8212; and thus was named after its own numerical placement in his oeuvre. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/173-8-1-2-a-film-with-itself-as-its-subject\">Alexander Sesonke notes in his review for Criterion<\/a>, &#8220;<em>8 1\/2<\/em> is a film about making a film, and the film that is being made is <em>8 1\/2<\/em>.&#8221; Precisely. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Mastroianni.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8-and-a-Half-Mastroianni.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given how intentionally self-absorbed this project ended up being, I was pleasantly surprised by how easily I got caught up in Mastroianni&#8217;s travails &#8212; unlike in the much bleaker <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89722\"><em>La Dolce Vita<\/em><\/a> (perhaps in part because Fellini kept a note to himself by his camera saying &#8220;Remember &#8212; this is a comedy.&#8221;). Fellini very effectively conveys what it&#8217;s like to be so famous and beloved for your craft that you&#8217;re literally swarmed by people wanting a piece of it (and you):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Starlet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Starlet-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Starlet-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Starlet-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Starlet-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Starlet-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Starlet-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Starlet.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; as you&#8217;re simultaneously trying to manage an escapist affair, keeping your wife and producers happy (or not): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Aimee4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Aimee4-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Aimee4-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Aimee4-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Aimee4-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Aimee4-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Aimee4-506x270.png 506w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Aimee4.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and flashing back continuously on memories from your childhood. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Woman-on-Beach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Woman-on-Beach-1024x539.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Woman-on-Beach-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Woman-on-Beach-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Woman-on-Beach-128x67.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Woman-on-Beach-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Woman-on-Beach-513x270.png 513w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Woman-on-Beach.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fellini&#8217;s direction is seamlessly fluid, never giving us a moment&#8217;s pause before turning to the next distraction (much like his protagonist seems to feel at all times). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Paparazzi.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Paparazzi-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Paparazzi-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Paparazzi-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Paparazzi-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Paparazzi-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Paparazzi-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Paparazzi.png 1289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch for Barbara Steele as an inscrutable young American starlet in an early sequence: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Steele.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Steele-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Steele-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Steele-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Steele-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Steele-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Steele-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Steele.png 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Claudia Cardinale &#8212; at both bookends of the film &#8212; starring as Fellini&#8217;s (er, Mastroianni&#8217;s) &#8220;Ideal Woman&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Cardinale.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Cardinale-1024x542.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"339\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Cardinale-1024x542.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Cardinale-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Cardinale-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Cardinale-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Cardinale-510x270.png 510w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Cardinale.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Not surprisingly, this film spawned a number of imitators, including <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2013\"><em>Alex in Wonderland<\/em> (1970)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76440\"><em>All That Jazz<\/em> (1979)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=26596\"><em>Stardust Memories<\/em> (1980)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marcello Mastroianni as Guido<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Mastroianni.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Mastroianni-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Mastroianni.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gianni Di Venanzo&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Theater.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Theater-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Theater-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Theater-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Theater-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Theater-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Theater-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Theater.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Hands.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Hands-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Hands-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Hands-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Hands-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Hands-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Hands-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Hands.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many memorable scenes and moments<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Eyebrows.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Eyebrows-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Eyebrows-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Eyebrows-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Eyebrows-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Eyebrows-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Eyebrows-491x270.png 491w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Eyebrows.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Harem6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Harem6-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-94978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Harem6-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Harem6-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Harem6-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Harem6-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Harem6-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Eight-and-a-Half-Harem6.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nino Rota&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for sure. Listed as a film with Historical relevance, a Cult Movie, and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0056801\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.criterion.com\/current\/posts\/173-8-1-2-a-film-with-itself-as-its-subject\">Criterion Essay<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/73932\/8-1-2#articles-reviews?articleId=1199\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/moviediva.com\/reviewpages\/md8andonehalf\/\">Movie Diva Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/style\/longterm\/movies\/videos\/8nrhowe_a0af9b.htm\">Washington Post (Desson Howe)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-srv\/style\/longterm\/movies\/videos\/8nrhinson_a0a7ef.htm\">Washington Post (Hal Hinson)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I really have nothing to say &#8212; but I want to say it all the same.&#8221; Synopsis: A famous director (Marcello Mastroianni) in a creative slump seeks respite at a spa, but by inviting his mistress (Sandra Milo) and his wife (Anouk Aimee) to come visit &#8212; and inevitably being surrounded by people wanting something from him &#8212; he is unable to rest. 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