Product Description

This book provides an accomplished and illuminating account of an Italian film classic. "8 1/2" is an all-time classic - it frequently appears in critics' top tens. The author is a distinguished critic. It offers a dazzling account of the film, written in a style fitting to the film and to Fellini.It offers an assessment of Federico Fellini's masterpiece "8 1/2" which was criticised by audiences on its release in 1961 for its seeming conceit and self-indulgence. Today it frequently appears on critics' all time best films' lists and Fellini's style has been adopted by directors including Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #85410 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

Review

'D.A. Miller's study of the film suggests that we can now see more clearly how tentative Fellini's groundbreaking incarnation always was, and its enduring timeliness, he argues, lies in its determined shirking of the shame that falls on the man – and the artist – who fails his appointed social responsibilities.' - Sight & Sound
 
'...an excellent addition to one of the finest collections of film criticism ever collated...He [Miller] makes an interesting and persuasive argument for his theory and, like much great criticism, sheds new light on a classic film.' - Laurence Boyce, Netribution

About the Author
D.A. Miller is John F. Hotchkis Professor in English at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He writes a regular column for 'Film Quarterly'.