Juliet of the spirits is the first movie shot in color by fellini and the italian master presents a symphony of colors one can not easily forget. The forces of family, tradition, the church, and an immoral society all pull at her and force her to make a difficult decision. Giulietta degli spiriti, a 1965 surrealist drama about an italian housewife directed by federico fellini. Fellini began his career as a cartoonist, journalist, and scriptwriter. Juliet, a neglected wife moping in her summer home in fashionable fregene, is recognizably masina, just as her preoccupied, philandering husband giorgio is a streamlined felliniyounger, thinner, and better. Juliet, a middleaged housewife with a no nonsense haircut and a tailored wardrobe, stays home and smokes while peering at the. The criterion collection is proud to present the fully. Fellinis eye is as good as ever it is the mind, and the feeling, that somehow fails. In comparison to fellinis two previous movies, juliet of the spirits is more emotionally resonant also more structured.
Juliet of the spirits is a turning point for federico fellini for more reasons than that it was his first feature in color. Once he remarked, i make pictures to tell a story, to tell lies and to amuse. Although the song only features the vocals of female singers cindy wilson and kate pierson, the band has noted that fred schneider was a driving force. The song was inspired by the film juliet of the spirits italian. While her husband philanders, she consults clairvoyants and mediums and escapes into a world of imagination drawn from the. Giulietta degli spiriti 1965 trailer aka juliet of the spirits director. The movie, starring a sadeyed giulietta masina who fears her husband is cheating, suggests shed be happier if she were more like her neighbor, a buxom temptress who entertains men. Juliet of the spirits is a fantastical showcase for federico fellinis vibrant imagery, starring his wife, giulietta masina, as the titular leading character. Damien chazelle talks federico fellini in doc fellini of. Giulietta masina plays a betrayed wife whose inability to come to terms with reality leads her along a hallucinatory journey of selfdiscovery. But will juliet be able in the end to tell the difference between reality and the hallucinations shes experiencing more and more. Juliet of the spirits has become one of my favorite fellini films. Two years later, he returned with juliet of the spirits, which nearly finished him.
Find release information for juliet of the spirits 1965 federico fellini on allmovie. Juliet of the spirits, giulietta degli spiriti, juliet of. Movies have now gone past the phase of prose narrative and. In federico fellinis juliet of the spirits, the titular character has visions of her sunday school teacher as simon. Music from the classic films of federico fellini nino rota on allmusic 1993. Juliet of the spirits paperback january 1, 1966 by federico fellini author 5. Fellini lore has it that the master made juliet of the spirits as a gift for his wife. The film is about the visions, memories, and mysticism that help a middleaged woman find the strength to leave her philandering husband.
Juliet of the spirits bears some of the characteristic fellini flourishes that are particularly evident in his later works, but the film also maintains a tight focus on its central character in an effort to illustrate her psyche. Federico fellini directs juliet of the spirits in 14minute 1965 behind the scenes footage eyes on cinema. Federico fellini directs juliet of the spirits in 14. In 8 12 a filmmaker was going through a surrealist nightmare, this. The songs lyrics project themes of sexual liberation and awakening. Juliet of the spirits 1965 directed by federico fellini. Juliet of the spirits 1965, directed by federico fellini. Juliet of the spirits fully envelops itself in surrealism, bordering on. Federico fellini giulietta masina, sandra milo, mario. The story involves a woman who discovers that her husband is cheating on her. Played by italian screen diva giulietta masina, juliet is one of the many strong female characters le grandi donne who graced italian postwar, postfascist cinema. Juliet of the spirits is ripe with recurring motifs, but the main thing to note is how the repetition of said symbols is used stylistically to infer the nature of the diegesis as the protagonist experiences it. Juliet of the spirits trailer 1965 internet archive.
Fellini turns his circus dreams into pure sensation, eyepopping brightness that becomes almost tactile, from genius plum jacket to the green expanses of the landscape surrounding juliet. Juliet of the spirits the current the criterion collection. Giulietta masina, sandra milo, mario pisu director. Inspire your inbox sign up for daily fun facts about this day in history, updates, and special offers. Griffiths 1919 visual poetry kongo 1932 lupe velez torments virginia bruce in this remake of west of zanzibar 1928 guiletta masina is brilliant in juliet of the spirits 1965. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In comparison to fellini s two previous movies, juliet of the spirits is more emotionally resonant also more structured. Giulietta degli spiriti is a 1965 italianfrench fantasy comedydrama film directed by federico fellini and starring giulietta masina, sandra milo, mario pisu, valentina cortese, and valeska gert. In juliet of the spirits, superstition and marital breakdown collide as fellini, behind a smoke screen of fantasy, debates his future. Juliet of the spirits film by fellini 1965 britannica. Juliet of the spirits 1965 federico fellini releases. Spirits, let your cool light shine visions swirling, let me tell you mine youre a force of nature, cant be controlled you know youve got it girl, cmon and let it show. Screenplay by fellini, tullio pinelli, ennio flaiano, brunello rondi. Juliet of the spirits nude scenes naked pics and videos.
Juliet of the spirits 1965 the criterion collection. Juliet of the spirits giulietta degli spiriti movie. With giulietta masina, sandra milo, mario pisu, valentina cortese. The symbols, most often visual, form an iconography from which can be read fellinis central theme of the piece. Federico fellini directs juliet of the spirits in 14minute 1965 behind the scenes footage duration. Juliet is a wealthy housewife who constantly fears her husband, giorgio, is cheating on her. The title takes its cue from fellini s 1965 film juliet of the spirits, his first work in color in which visions, memories and mysticism help a woman in her 40s, played by his wife. Juliet of the spirits giulietta degli spiriti 1965. Juliet, youre not afraid anymore juliet, juliet, im not afraid anymore. What 82 did for its bourgeois filmdirector hero, juliet of the spirits does for his female opposite number, a repressed, paranoid, bourgeois housewife played, of course, by fellinis wife. Only fellinis simon has a flaming red beard and is only seen once on a giant pillar in the middle of nowhere. With giulietta masina, valentina cortese, mario pisu. Among the phantasmagoric sights are luscious sylva koscinas breasts nearly toppling out of her floppy dress. Juliet of the spirits 1965 nude scenes juliet of the spirits full movie in hd visit middleaged giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, giorgio.
Anna magnani in tennessee williams the rose tattoo 1955 directed by daniel mann director jean cocteaus the blood of the poet 1932 starring enrique rivero lillian gish stars in broken blossoms in d. That is, a simon that looks suspiciously and uncannily similar to bunuels. Master filmmaker federico fellinis juliet of the spirits 1965 stars giulietta masina as a middleaged woman who is plagued by visions and specters and intrusions into her life from denizens of other dimensions. This marks the first in what i call the psychedelic fellini period. Juliet of the spirits 1965 federico fellini synopsis. Juliet of the spirits 1965 stream and watch online. Juliet of the spirits 1965 cast and crew moviefone. Giulietta giulietta masina explores her subconscious and the odd lifestyle of her sexy neighbor, suzy sandra milo, as she attempts to deal with her mundane life and her philandering oppressive husband mario pisu.
Juliet of the spirits 1965 juliet of the spirits 1965. Giuliettas numerous and strange hallucinations, as well as the odd assortment of people found at her neighbors house, give the director ample material from which to. Visions, memories, and mysticism all help a 40something woman to find the strength to leave her cheating husband. Juliet of the spirits 1965 cast and crew middleaged giulietta giulietta masina grows suspicious of her husband, giorgio mario pisu, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. While she yearns for a peaceful intimate evening on the night of their 15th anniversary, the egotistical giorgio has forgotten about it and. In federico fellinis first color feature, the director goes deliriously and brilliantly bananas with the color stephen holden, new york times to depict the hallucinatory journey of a betrayed housewife in 1960s italy.
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