France and Italy, 1963

Film
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Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.

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Credits

producer

Angelo Rizzoli

Duration

02:19:00

Production places
France Italy
Production dates
1963

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-422

Language

Italian

Subject categories

Drama

Fantasy

TMDB-Movie

422

Wikidata

Q12018

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