Even by his phantasmagorical standards — Satyricon and La Dolce Vita — Federico Fellini’s 8 1⁄2 is a gorgeous headtrip.
Whether you approach it as a parable of the effects of writer’s block on a creative under pressure, a postmodern film-about-a-film romp, or an aesthetic feast for the eyes, 8 1⁄2 doesn’t disappoint.
The film follows Italian director Guido Anselmi as he tries to finish his latest film against a backdrop of studio pressures and personal woes. The film is presented in a nonlinear, dreamlike style, skipping backward and forward and embracing a meta and celebratory playfulness.
In the same way that Seinfeld made a show about nothing so incredibly rich, so does 8 1⁄2 turn a film about the making of a film into an all-timer.
11 a.m. Sunday, July 28, Enzian Theater, $11.
Enzian Theater
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This article appears in Jul 17-23, 2024.