8½ Blu-ray

Release Year: 1963

Runtime: 139 min

Director: Federico Fellini

Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk

Studios: Cineriz, Francinex

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.

Special Features:

New high-definition digital transfer

of restored film elements, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack.

Introduction

by filmmaker Terry Gilliam.

Audio commentary

featuring film critic and Fellini friend Gideon Bachmann and NYU film professor Antonio Monda.

Fellini: A Director's Notebook

High-definition digital transfer of a new restoration of Fellini: A Director's Notebook, a 52-minute film by Federico Fellini.

The Last Sequence

a 52-minute documentary from 2003 on Fellini's lost alternate ending for 8½.

Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert

a 48-minute documentary about Fellini's longtime composer.

Interviews

with actress Sandra Milo, director Lina Wertmüller, and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

Rare photographs

from Bachmann's collection.

Gallery of behind-the-scenes and production photos

U.S. theatrical trailer

New and improved English subtitle translation

Technical Specifications:

• High-definition digital transfer
• 1.85:1 aspect ratio