Flopped on its initial release, and it is a somewhat decadent and overlong production. But Masina's performance is, as always, engaging, and Fellini's glee at launching into color filmmaking is palpable.
Juliet of the Spirits(Giulietta degli spiriti)
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Italy, France · 1965
2h 28m
Director Federico Fellini
Starring Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese
Genre Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Giulietta communicates with spirits and learns about her painful past. Slightly skeptical, but intrigued, she visits a mystic who nudges her toward the realization that her husband is a philanderer.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Masina gives one of her most expressive performances.
New Times (L.A.) by Gregory Weinkauf
Sometimes the cinema is just heavenly, and this is one of those times.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Remains a timeless, major work of a master.
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Juliet is never less than eye-catching, but is rarely more.
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
A mad, resplendent peacock of a film, a cinematographic riot of color and sensuality that evokes its era -- the swinging mid-'60s -- as much as any movie made during those giddy years.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Invites you to contemplate the symbolic vibration of every hue in its teeming, overcrowded canvas.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold
Above all, the film is just wonderfully ... well, Fellini-esque. It looks like nothing the cinema has seen since then.
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