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Actors: Giuletta Masina, Sandra Milo, Sylva Koscina, Mario Pisu
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Juliet of the Spirits |
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JULIETS OF THE SPIRITS is a movie cowritten and directed by Federico Fellini in 1965. The picture earned two nominations for the Academy Awards.
Juliet, a 40 years old woman, lives with her husband Giorgio in a mansion in the countryside near Rome. While the naive Juliet is still adoring her husband who was her first and only love, everybody around her knows that Giorgio is cheating on her when he's away from home. After having heard Giorgio say the name of "Gabriella" while dreaming, Juliet hires a private detective to watch on him. Meanwhile, she's beginning to have strange hallucinations involving her sensuous neighbour Sandra Milo. She's also passing her spare time to consult mediums, gurus or would-be psychologists in order to give a new sense to her life. But will Juliet be able in the end to tell the difference between reality and the hallucinations she's experiencing more and more? 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.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Juliet of the Spirits |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Italian
Culture of surrounding area:
- Italian
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 40's-50's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- clairvoyant
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- orgies
- seeing breasts
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Italian
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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