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Synopsis: Juliet lives in a beautiful house by the ocean. Her sisters, and especially her Mother overshadow her with their beauty. She is a spiritual, superstitious and naive woman. She visits a psychic seer who tells her she must follow the sex trade in order to be happy. Not long after she meets her eccentric and sexy neighbour, Suzy, who, by all counts appears to be a high class prostitute and encourages Juilet into sexual acts which make her guilty and nervous. A rare night when her husband is at home she wakes up to catch him talking to another woman on the phone. He calls out the name "Gabriella" while sleeping, but when she questions him he lies his way out of it. She finds out who Gabriella is and fears her husband will leave her. Juliet begins having visions who accuse and terrorize her. The pinnacle of the visions comes at the end where it is implied she realizes she would be better off without her husband and is ultimately emotionally emancipated.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Director(s): Federico Fellini
Production: Criterion Collection
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
NOT RATED
Year:
1965
137 min
402 Views


What if I told you

it was just indigestion?

When we die, we're a pile of bones.

We hope the cat won't get us.

Take a swim,

buy a horse, jump obstacles.

But above all, tell your husband

to make love more often.

Nothing's better

for toothaches and spirits.

Yes, I know.

There's a real vision!

The kind of vision

even I believe in.

Raffaello, sit down. Please!

I'd like them day and night.

She's our neighbor,

but we're not really acquainted.

Ildegarda!

You may not be acquainted,

but I'd love to be.

Mademoiselle,

go fetch the girls, please.

Rossella, Sabrina!

What are you doing there?

Don't disturb the lady

or she'll get angry.

- What about me?

- Thank her.

Let's go, girls.

I'm going for a swim, ma'am.

Our dear Juliet

sees magic everywhere.

"A happy life reigned

in Catherine's home.

Her husband adored her,

her children were growing up

strong and hard-working.

Naturally, the men in the village set her

as an example for their wives.

The women began dreading her,

like smoke in their eyes. "

Juliet,

please help me.

I'm old.

Besides, it concerns you.

Dottore,

dottore, help me!

Juliet, the lady over there

sent us this fruit basket.

Wasn't that nice?

Juliet.

- Did you say something, madame?

- No.

I didn't say a thing.

Stop running. Come here.

There was a headless fish

in the sea.

Auntie said if we return it

to the sea,

the head would grow back.

- Did you swim?

Aunt Sylva, we saw a fish

without a head!

Hold still, don't touch!

You are filthy.

Ciao. I wonder when I can get

a house here, too.

You're so pale!

The little one is pale all over.

Did she get any sun?

Remember

what the doctor ordered?

At least two hours

of sun each day.

With our heads reclining

We lose ourselves in a sad flight

in destiny's breath

That blows through our hair

Ciao, Sylva.

What a surprise.

Adele was getting the girls.

We came with Mother.

You're running around

in this heat?

We were going home.

The heat isn't bad.

- Don't. You're perspiring.

- Staying for lunch?

No. Rehearsal's at 3:00

at the studio.

It's 2:
00 already.

We're late.

When do we meet Luciana?

At 4:
00. Then it's the dressmaker.

Did they bother you?

No, they were good company.

We had fun together.

You look good, Sylva.

I lost four pounds.

The director wanted me thinner.

How's the nightlife?

Well, there isn't much to do.

I'm usually tired,

so we prefer staying in.

Your husband is shameless.

He invited me to dinner

to impress his guests from Venezuela.

I said I'd come

with my boyfriend.

And he says, "Well, next time, then."

What gives?

Is he ever home?

He comes in at night after work.

Careful. He'll get burned out.

But he said

we'll take a nice holiday.

We'll go on a cruise.

Spain, Greece...

he hasn't decided.

I have the brochures.

- Really?

- We're really going.

Remember to watch TV

Saturday night.

I have a great part!

See you Sunday.

Ciao, Mother. What is it?

Nothing, just looking at you.

Why don't you put on

some makeup, some lipstick?

You're right,

but we were at the beach.

Take better care of yourself.

Repeat this movement...

Signora, look at Elisabetta.

Not the head, just the eyes.

Wait a second.

Like this.

Keep going, faster.

Give it 15 days

and your eyes will sparkle again

like two gems.

- Set up a tray by the TV.

- No, I'm not hungry.

What a tough day!

What's this program?

- Not even a slice of cake?

- No, nothing. I had something at the office.

Sit down here for a while.

... always needs a pretty voice

and perfect diction.

A good exercise.

- Are you tired?

- Yes, a little.

Try to pronounce

the following words:

From now on,

talk to me this way.

Pineapple, Domodossola...

... exemption and success!

This exercise has been successful

for some of the best actresses.

I was at the beach today.

And now the horoscope...

And?

I told the doctor about last night.

He made fun of me and l...

What?

Never mind.

Ladies and gentlemen,

good night.

Tomorrow, my dear,

is going to be busy again.

Elisabetta, call me at 7:00.

Have the car ready by 7:30.

Gabriella...

What did you say, darling?

Who's Gabriella?

Tell me, who is Gabriella?

Good morning.

Sleep well?

Don't smoke first thing

in the morning.

After two days, I'm finally

meeting with the Brazilians.

- What are you doing?

- I'm putting it out for you.

Ciao, little star.

You look great.

My back is killing me.

Who is Gabriella?

- What?

- Yes, Gabriella!

I don't know.

Who is she?

You said "Gabriella"

twice in your sleep.

Really?

The book I was looking for.

You could've put it back.

You must have been dreaming.

Who is she?

Do I happen to know her?

Who? I don't know

any Gabriella.

You misunderstood.

Bye, darling. I'll be back early.

I'll call you.

Going to the seashore?

Go to hell!

I'm sorry.

Somebody's been calling and

hanging up three or four times a day.

- What?

- Nothing.

When he returns from Venezuela,

repentant,

she says:

"So, you're back now?"

Gabriella.

I heard it all right.

He said Gabriella.

Still, he looked so innocent.

True, he likes women.

Am I right, signora?

One has to put up with it.

You can't force others to do

what you want.

No, darling.

I believe what they tell me.

If they say "yes," it can't mean "no,"

then "yes," then "I don't know."

Right, signora?

One should not be proud.

Still, once he told me:

I will never lie to you. Never.

Your little house

is a dream by day.

Watch the dog.

There are cats everywhere.

Enchanting!

Such an intoxicating perfume!

Look at the dew.

This is dew, isn't it?

Such purity.

My heart aches,

it's all so beautiful.

I want to roll around

naked in it.

Why don't you?

I can't. We've become

so complicated, so uncivilized.

Ciao, stellina.

What are you doing?

It's wet here, though.

Is the humidity bad

for your rheumatism?

Down, down.

No, dear, don't get up.

Sit here, Valentina.

Move the peppers.

What are you doing?

Storing peppers for winter.

In a wreath?

Oh, a wreath of peppers!

Such a good little housewife!

I am totally useless.

I'm so ashamed!

Why am I this way, eh?

I feel so uprooted, so adrift.

Peppers are a tiny thing,

yet if I could do it,

it might save me.

Let's go, Teresina.

Nobody thought of lunch today.

Will you stay with me, Val?

Wake up, Teresina.

It's almost noon!

What? Noon?

I'm supposed to meet

Ranieri at 11:
00!

We have such fights if I'm late!

Dear, I'm off,

but I'll see you at 5:00 p.m.

At 5:
00 p. M? Where?

Didn't I tell you?

That's why I came.

You must join us.

You can't say no.

You must be there.

But where?

Bishma! Bishma is going to be

at the Plaza at 5:00!

He only comes to Europe

once every seven years!

In the US he has disciples,

schools, clubs, it's an event.

- Really?

- Hold still.

It's unique.

You know his experiments?

- Never heard of them.

- Where've you been?

He's a fabulous clairvoyant.

A man-woman

with the secrets of both sexes!

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Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (Italian: [fedeˈriːko felˈliːni]; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. His films have ranked, in polls such as Cahiers du cinéma and Sight & Sound, as some of the greatest films of all time. Sight & Sound lists his 1963 film 8½ as the 10th-greatest film of all time. In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won the Palme d'Or for La Dolce Vita, was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, and directed four motion pictures that won Oscars in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. In 1993, he was awarded an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement at the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles.Besides La Dolce Vita and 8½, his other well-known films include La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, Juliet of the Spirits, Satyricon, Amarcord and Fellini's Casanova. more…

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