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One of [[Federico Fellini]]’s better known works, it’s a favorite of film directors for showing the trials and tribulations of the film directors. The movie is generally straightforward, but full of flashbacks and daydream sequences, practically without any warning (sometimes you don’t realize you’re watching a fantasy until later). It’s also famous for a scene which we all would like to see realized in our lives.
One of [[Federico Fellini]]’s better known works, it’s a favorite of film directors for showing the trials and tribulations of the film directors. The movie is generally straightforward, but full of flashbacks and daydream sequences, practically without any warning (sometimes you don’t realize you’re watching a fantasy until later). It’s also famous for a scene which we all would like to see realized in our lives.


Later remade as the stage musical ''[[Nine (Theatre)|Nine]]'', which itself was later adapted into a movie starring [[Daniel Day Lewis]].
Later remade as the stage musical ''[[Nine (theatre)|Nine]]'', which itself was later adapted into a movie starring [[Daniel Day-Lewis]].
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* [[All Take and No Give]]: Guido.
* [[All Take and No Give]]: Guido.
* [[Author Appeal]]: Deliberate. After all, it’s a movie based on Fellini trying to make a movie.
* [[Author Appeal]]: Deliberate. After all, it’s a movie based on Fellini trying to make a movie.
* [[Bad Liar]]: Guido, according to his wife. In one scene Guido’s lover is seated nearby, and Luisa and her friend find astounding how Guido keeps lying about not knowing her when they both know she’s his lover.
* [[Bad Liar]]: Guido, according to his wife. In one scene Guido’s lover is seated nearby, and Luisa and her friend find astounding how Guido keeps lying about not knowing her when they both know she’s his lover.
* [[Better Than It Sounds Film]]
* [[Better Than It Sounds/Film]]
* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]: La Saraghina.
* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]: La Saraghina.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Actually, it’s a [[Downer Ending]], since both his movie and his marriage collapse. But the final scene of every character in the movie dancing in a row makes anyone smile.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Actually, it’s a [[Downer Ending]], since both his movie and his marriage collapse. But the final scene of every character in the movie dancing in a row makes anyone smile.
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* [[Coming of Age Story]]: Guido must have… what, 40? But it still counts, since he looks back on his life and decides he has to change.
* [[Coming of Age Story]]: Guido must have… what, 40? But it still counts, since he looks back on his life and decides he has to change.
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[Cool Shades]]
* [[The Danza]]: Claudia is played by Claudia Cardinale.
* [[Daydream Surprise]]
* [[Daydream Surprise]]
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]
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* [[Mr. Imagination]]: Guido.
* [[Mr. Imagination]]: Guido.
* [[The Muse]]: Claudia.
* [[The Muse]]: Claudia.
* [[Naughty Nurse Outfit]]: Claudia in one of his daydreams. Like you needed Claudia Cardinale to be even hotter…
* [[Naughty Nurse Outfit]]: Claudia in one of his daydreams. Like you needed Claudia Cardinale to be even hotter...
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Carla.
* [[Pretty in Mink]]: Carla.
* [[Ridiculous Procrastinator]]: Guido uses any excuse available to skip working on his new film. Of course, the reason is because he doesn’t have a clue of what to do.
* [[Ridiculous Procrastinator]]: Guido uses any excuse available to skip working on his new film. Of course, the reason is because he doesn’t have a clue of what to do.
* [[Sexy Man, Instant Harem]]: That’s what Guido’s harem fantasy is all about. Played with when they all start calling him out, but then everything goes back to “normal”.
* [[Sexy Man, Instant Harem]]: That’s what Guido’s harem fantasy is all about. Played with when they all start calling him out, but then everything goes back to "normal".
* [[The Smart Guy]]: The writer.
* [[The Smart Guy]]: The writer.
* [[Under Crank]]: When the priests are chasing young Guido.
* [[Under Crank]]: When the priests are chasing young Guido.
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A pseudo-autobiographical film dealing with a director, Guido, trying to make a film, but suffering from “director’s block.” To make things worse, his personal life is also going under a lot of stress: his health is not ideal, he doesn’t know where he is standing right now and he has problems wit both his wife and his lover. In other words, everything is conspiring to make his film sink like the Titanic.

One of Federico Fellini’s better known works, it’s a favorite of film directors for showing the trials and tribulations of the film directors. The movie is generally straightforward, but full of flashbacks and daydream sequences, practically without any warning (sometimes you don’t realize you’re watching a fantasy until later). It’s also famous for a scene which we all would like to see realized in our lives.

Later remade as the stage musical Nine, which itself was later adapted into a movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis.

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