Juliet of the Spirits Comments

Domenica 2022-06-19 20:46:27

Fellini's "Eight and a Half" seems to have successfully resolved his personal crisis, but trying to use the same routine to break the "curse" of women may be more or less wishful thinking. His tailor-made "Eight and a Half Steps" for Juliet failed to replicate the success of "Nights of Cabiria". The biggest shortcoming was that he gave "Juliet and the Devil" too many masculine colors and features. Impulsivity (sensibility) is the devil, yet the film keeps Juliet rational throughout. Fellini is...

Zion 2022-06-19 20:36:08

Fellini's first color film, pseudo-female version [eight and a half]. 1. The inner world of externalizing the conflict between the soul and the flesh is magical and narcissistic, with gorgeous colors and scenes. The so-called female perspective is only wishful thinking under the male filter. 2. Rescue and sacrifice by burning at the stake, prostitutes and nuns (priests in the memory of Qiru [Eight and a Half]). 3. Floating flowers and tree house elevator wicker baskets are suspended images that...

Madisen 2022-06-19 17:46:18

Freely enter and exit between reality and dream, and travel between the past and the present without hindrance. The colors are bold, flamboyant and not vulgar. The light and shadow are unreal and unpredictable. Surreal is done, and it's called Fellini. Surrealism doesn't play well, it will call you...