JULIET OF THE SPIRITS
(GIULIETTA DEGLI SPIRITI)
Italy/France1965

Federico FelliniFellini the Fantasist shifts into stylistic overdrive in the eye-popping JULIET OF THE SPIRITS, the maestro’s follow-up to the fabulous 8½, and his first feature in colour. Often described as the feminine version of 8½, the film stars Giulietta Masina as titular Juliet, well-off but lonely wife of neglectful husband Giorgio (Mario Pisu). Like Guido in 8½, Juliet escapes from an unpleasant external reality — here, the discovery of her husband’s infidelity — by withdrawing into a rich interior world of memories, fears, and dreams. Fellini’s chic, hallucinatory feast-for-the-eyes abounds in ravishing colours and spectacular sets and costumes. “The cinema is the unique and perfect tool to explore with precision the inner landscapes of the human being,” Fellini said of his intentions. “I’ve always wanted to do an extrasensorial tale, born entirely of the imagination.

This is it.”November 23 (Monday) 7:00 pm
November 25 (Wednesday) 7:00 pm
November 28 (Saturday) 7:00 pm
December 1 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm

Tickets: https://thecinematheque.ca/films/2020/juliet-of-the-spirits

$12 General
$10 Senior / Student
$3 annual membership is requiredFellini 100
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