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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

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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.

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79%
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Fresh

A dazzling technical achievement, from the color to the tracking shots that delight in running down every detail of Juliet's companions.

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh

It never less than dazzling to look at.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

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.

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Fresh

At once an eye-popping display of bravura and a work of compassionate insight.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

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.

Stephen Holden, New York Times

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