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Followed by a Q&A with film critic Vikram Murthi

Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life. One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s (Otto e mezzo) turns one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. It’s a shimmering dream, a circus, and a magic act.

"8 1/2 is the best film ever made about filmmaking."
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com
"It's a deluxe glorification of creative crisis, visually arresting (the dark and light contrasts are extraordinary, magical) but in some essential way conventional-minded."
Pauline Kael, The New Yorker

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Q&A with film critic Vikram Murthi
Tuesday, Aug. 27 2024, 7:00
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Vikram Murthi is a contributing writer for The Nation and the managing editor of Downtime Magazine. He has written for several publications like Filmmaker Magazine, The New Republic, The Atlantic, Vulture, Vanity Fair, Criterion, IndieWire, Reverse Shot, and The A.V. Club. He's originally from Chicago but is currently based in Brooklyn.

This film is part of the Creative Lives series.



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