A dazzling technical achievement, from the color to the tracking shots that delight in running down every detail of Juliet's companions.
Juliet of the Spirits
The inhibitions... the desires... the obsessions... of a jealous woman held prisoner by her own dreams
1965 · 2h 28m · Not Rated
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Federico Fellini
Overview
Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Giulietta gets in touch with spirits and learns more about herself and her painful past. Slightly skeptical, but intrigued, she visits a mystic who gives her more information -- and nudges her toward the realization that her husband is indeed a philanderer.
Director and cast
- Federico Fellini Director
- Giulietta Masina as Giulietta Boldrini
- Sandra Milo as Suzy / Iris / Fanny
- Mario Pisu as Giorgio (Giulietta's husband)
- Valentina Cortese as Valentina
- Valeska Gert as Pijma
- José Luis de Vilallonga as Giorgio's friend (as José De Villalonga)
- Friedrich von Ledebur as Medium (as Fredrich Ledebur)
- Caterina Boratto as Giulietta's mother
- Lou Gilbert Cast
- Luisa Della Noce Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
It never less than dazzling to look at.
A mad, resplendent peacock of a film, a cinematographic riot of color and sensuality that evokes its era -- the swinging mid-'60s -- as much as any movie made during those giddy years.
At once an eye-popping display of bravura and a work of compassionate insight.
Fellini went deliriously and brilliantly bananas with the color to create a rollicking through-the- looking-glass series of tableaus evoking a woman's troubled psyche.
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