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Federico Fellini's 8½ Blu-ray Review & Comments
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Slinkywizard
Well-known Member
Thanks for this review, Cas. I'm really glad AVForums takes the time to examine slightly more high-brow gems like this one. There's a 4K remaster of La Dolce Vita at the BFI and certain selected cinemas at the mo and I'm just hoping that it gets a 4K disc release. Will definitely be picking this one up soon, too.
systemsdead
Distinguished Member
Rome, Open City wasn't Fellini's debut, it was directed by Roberto Rossellini not Fellini.
Casimir Harlow
Blu-ray Reviewer
Too right, he wrote it. Thanks.
Should have known better, I reviewed Rome many decades ago, and could have sworn - whilst worthy - it displayed very little that you could describe as stylistic flourish; a long way away from the way Otto e Mezzo's shot.
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Very fractionally off topic, as this isn't about the BD release, but I'd noticed that this film had appeared on Prime Video recently (or perhaps it had always been there!). I've never seen it before so it has been added to my watchlist.
I've no idea where they've sourced the film from, though, so it may well be significantly inferior to the BD with respect to picture and sound quality. It's bound to be "worse" due to it being compressed/streamed.
And of course this isn't an option at all if you're after the extras!
I've no idea where they've sourced the film from, though, so it may well be significantly inferior to the BD with respect to picture and sound quality. It's bound to be "worse" due to it being compressed/streamed.
And of course this isn't an option at all if you're after the extras!
Watch 8 1/2 aka Fellini's 8 1/2 | Prime Video
Mastroianni is (Fellini's alter ego) a filmmaker who is hit by 'director's block' and finds no story to tell in his new film! Harassed by producers, mistress and wife, while struggling to find inspiration for his film, he retreats in dreamy memories of his life and lovers, until the director...
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invisiblekid
Distinguished Member
Going off the reviews, I'd say avoid the Amazon Prime version.Very fractionally off topic, as this isn't about the BD release, but I'd noticed that this film had appeared on Prime Video recently (or perhaps it had always been there!). I've never seen it before so it has been added to my watchlist.
I've no idea where they've sourced the film from, though, so it may well be significantly inferior to the BD with respect to picture and sound quality. It's bound to be "worse" due to it being compressed/streamed.
And of course this isn't an option at all if you're after the extras!
Watch 8 1/2 aka Fellini's 8 1/2 | Prime Video
Mastroianni is (Fellini's alter ego) a filmmaker who is hit by 'director's block' and finds no story to tell in his new film! Harassed by producers, mistress and wife, while struggling to find inspiration for his film, he retreats in dreamy memories of his life and lovers, until the director...www.amazon.co.uk
Oh dear - I hadn't read the reviews; sounds like the audio delay is quite bad then! Wonder if I can fix that by twiddling with the lip synch setting on my amp.
