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8 1/2
by D. A. Miller
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This book provides an accomplished and illuminating account of an Italian film classic. "8 1/2" is an all-time classic - it frequently appears in critics' top tens. The author is a distinguished critic. It offers a dazzling account of the film, written in a style fitting to the film and to Fellini.It offers an assessment of Federico Fellini's masterpiece "8 1/2" which was criticised by audiences on its release in 1961 for its seeming conceit and self-indulgence. Today it frequently appears on critics' all time best films' lists and Fellini's style has been adopted by directors including Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese.
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