Fellini 8 1/2

The main subject of Fellini 8 1/2 is the film that Guido Anselmi, a director played by Marcello Mastroianni, is trying to make.

The director, tired and depressed, is in the grip of doubts and confusion. Around him, the actors ask for their dialogues, the journalists ask questions, the production is worried. A scatterbrained mistress, a bitter wife, a critical writer, an evanescent muse, questioning friends and doubtful priests complete the picture.

Of the film in the making, we know only the set, a gigantic aircraft built at great expense by the producer…