{"product_id":"8-1-2-previously-owned-blu-ray","title":"8 1\/2 (Previously Owned BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Disc In Very Good Condition. Booklet Like New\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e8½\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks the moment when the director’s always-personal approach to filmmaking fully embraced self-reflexivity, pioneering a stream-of-consciousness style that darts exuberantly among flashbacks, dream sequences, and carnivalesque reality, and turning one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema. Marcello Mastroianni plays Guido Anselmi, a director whose new project is collapsing around him, along with his life, as he struggles against creative block and helplessly juggles the women in his life—including Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, and Claudia Cardinale. An early working title for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e8½\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Beautiful Confusion,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Fellini’s masterpiece is exactly that: a shimmering dream, a circus, and a magic act.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-definition digital transfer of restored film elements, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on Blu-ray edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by filmmaker Terry Gilliam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary featuring film critic and Fellini friend Gideon Bachmann and NYU film professor Antonio Monda\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-definition digital transfer of a new restoration of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFellini: A Director’s Notebook,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea 52-minute film by Federico Fellini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Last Sequence,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea new 52-minute documentary on Fellini’s lost alternate ending for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e8½\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Blu-ray only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea compelling 48-minute documentary about Fellini’s longtime composer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews with actress Sandra Milo, director Lina Wertmüller, and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare photographs from Bachmann’s collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGallery of behind-the-scenes and production photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. theatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew and improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: A booklet featuring writings by Fellini and essays by critics Tullio Kezich and Alexander Sesonske\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCover by Lucien S. Y. Yang\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43102768005320,"sku":"715515051613","price":32.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/8486\/3688\/files\/8andahalfBd_b1c58390-5b40-4e6b-956a-152f3d9d4989.jpg?v=1704231668","url":"https:\/\/videomatica.com\/products\/8-1-2-previously-owned-blu-ray","provider":"Videomatica Ltd (since 1983)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}