Giulietta degli spiriti (1965)

Director:

Federico Fellini

Writers:

Federico Fellini (story) &
Tullio Pinelli (story) ...
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Release Date:

3 November 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

Fellini's Masterpiece !

Plot:

Visions, memories, and mysticism all help a 40-something woman to find the strength to leave her cheating husband.

Plot Keywords:

Vision | Psychic | Eccentric | Memory | Sex

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins

Cast

Giulietta Masina	...	Giulietta Boldrini
Sandra Milo	...	Suzy / Iris / Fanny
Mario Pisu	...	Giorgio (Giulietta's husband)
Valentina Cortese	...	Valentina
Valeska Gert	...	Pijma
José Luis de Vilallonga	...	Giorgio's friend (as José De Villalonga)
Friedrich von Ledebur	...	Medium (as Fredrich Ledebur)
Caterina Boratto	...	Giulietta's mother
Lou Gilbert	...	Grandfather
Luisa Della Noce	...	Adele
Silvana Jachino	...	Dolores
Milena Vukotic	...	Elisabetta - the maid
Fred Williams	...	Lynx-Eyes' agent
Dany París	...	Desperate friend
Anne Francine	...	Psychodramatist
Sylva Koscina	...	Sylva
Elena Fondra	...	Elena
George Ardisson	...	Dolores' model (as Giorgio Ardisson)
Genius	...	Valentina's lover
Elisabetta Gray	...	Teresina - the tall maid
Alberto Plebani	...	Lynx-Eyes
Yvonne Casadei	...	Susy's maid
Mario Conocchia	...	Lawyer
Federico Valli	...	Lynx-Eyes' agent
Asoka Rubener	...	Bhisma's helper
Alba Cancellieri	...	Giulietta as a child
Sujata Rubener	...	Bhisma's helper
Alberto Cevenini
Cesarino Miceli Picardi	...	Friend of Giorgio
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Guido Alberti	...	Player (uncredited)
Inna Alexeievna	...	Susy's Grandmother (uncredited)
Mary Arden	...	TV Actress (uncredited)
Alicia Brandet	...	TV Dancer (uncredited)
Maria Cumani Quasimodo	...	Woman at Bhishma's Sitting (uncredited)
Dakar	...	Black Man on Barge (uncredited)
Dina De Santis	...	Susy's Maid (uncredited)
Rosella De Sepio	...	Granddaughter (uncredited)
Rika Dialina	...	Woman in Nightmare (uncredited)
Mino Doro	...	Player (uncredited)
Bob Edwards	...	Dolores' Model (uncredited)
Felice Fulchignoni	...	Doctor Raffaele (uncredited)
Gilberto Galvani	...	Susy's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Sabrina Gigli	...	Granddaughter (uncredited)
Hildegarde Golez	...	Susy's Maid (uncredited)
Raffaele Guida	...	Arabian Prince (uncredited)
Walter Harrison	...	Don Raffaele (uncredited)
Jacques Herlin	...	Frenchman at Party (uncredited)
Lea Lander	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Claudie Lange	...	(uncredited)
Alessandra Mannoukine	...	Susy's Mother (uncredited)
Nadir Moretti	...	Model (uncredited)
Carlo Pisacane	...	Friar (uncredited)
Remo Risaliti	...	Lynx-Eyes' Agent (uncredited)
Grillo Rufino	...	Bhisma's Helper (uncredited)
Anita Sanders	...	Susy's Guest (uncredited)
Massimo Sarchielli	...	Dolores' Model (uncredited)
Seyna Seyn	...	Masseuse (uncredited)
Marilù Tolo	...	(uncredited)
Edoardo Torricella	...	Russian Teacher (uncredited)
Sigrid von Richthofen	...	(uncredited)
Eugene Walter	...	Mother Superior (uncredited)

Directed by
Federico Fellini

Writing credits
Federico Fellini		(story) &
Tullio Pinelli		(story)
Federico Fellini		(screenplay) &
Tullio Pinelli		(screenplay) &
Ennio Flaiano		(screenplay) &
Brunello Rondi		(screenplay)

Produced by
Henry Deutschmeister	....	producer (uncredited)
Clemente Fracassi	....	producer (uncredited)
Angelo Rizzoli	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Nino Rota

Cinematography by
Gianni Di Venanzo

Film Editing by
Ruggero Mastroianni

Production Design by
Giantito Burchiellaro
Luciano Ricceri		(as Luciano Riccieri)
E. Benazzi Taglietti

Art Direction by
Piero Gherardi

Set Decoration by
Vito Anzalone

Costume Design by
Piero Gherardi

Makeup Department
Otello Fava	....	makeup artist
Marisa Fraticelli	....	hair stylist
Renata Magnanti	....	hair stylist
Eligio Trani	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mario Basili	....	production manager
Walter Benelli	....	production supervisor
Alessandro von Norman	....	production manager (as Alessandro Von Normann)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Francesco Aluigi	....	assistant director

Art Department
Francesco Cuppini	....	assistant set decorator (as Franco Cuppini)

Sound Department
Mario Faraoni	....	sound
Mario Morigi	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Pasqualino De Santis	....	camera operator (as Pasquale De Santis)

Casting Department
Jose Villaverde	....	casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alice Brugnaro	....	head seamstress
Bruna Parmesan	....	assistant costume designer
Clara Poggi	....	head seamstress

Editorial Department
Adriana Olasio	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Carlo Savina	....	musical director
Eugene Walter	....	composer: song "Go Milk the Moon" with Nino Rota, cut from final version

Other crew
Liliane Betti	....	secretary (as Liliana Betti)
Renato Fiè	....	production secretary
Clemente Fracassi	....	general manager
Ennio Onorati	....	production secretary
Eschilo Tarquini	....	script supervisor
Rosalba Zavoli	....	secretary
Riccardo Cucciolla	....	voice dubbing: José Luis de Villalonga (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Rizzoli Film
• Francoriz Production

Distributors

• Cineriz (1965) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Elan Films (1965) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Connossieur Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Universal Music & Video Distribution (UMVD) (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Rialto Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Criterion Collection, The (2002) (USA) (DVD) (subtitled)
• Home Vision Entertainment (HVE) (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Inter France Distribution (IFD) (1965) (France) (theatrical)
• Rizzoli (1965) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (????) (Korea) (DVD)
• Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (????) (Korea) (VHS)
• Connoisseur Video (????) (UK) (VHS)
• DVD Classic (2004) (Russia) (DVD)
• Fabulous Films (1995) (UK) (VHS)
• Homescreen (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Homescreen (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"Juliet of the Spirits" - USA
"Juliette des esprits" - France
"Giulietta de los espíritus" - Argentina, Spain
"Julieta dos Espíritos" - Brazil (imdb display title), Portugal
"Джульетта и духи" - Russia
"Giulieta si spiritele" - Romania
"Giulietta i duchy" - Poland
"Giulietta ja viettelykset" - Finland
"I Giulietta ton pnevmaton" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"I Ioulieta ton pnevmaton" - Greece (reissue title)
"Júlia és a szellemek" - Hungary
"Julia und die Geister" - West Germany
"Julieta da sulebi" - Soviet Union (Georgian title) (festival title)
"Julietta Shel Ha-Ruhot" - Israel (Hebrew title)
"Julietta och andarna" - Sweden
"Juliette" - Denmark (imdb display title)
"Juliette des esprits" - Canada (French title)
"Sulebis Giulietta" - Georgia (imdb display title)

Runtime:

137 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | Sweden:15 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Rizzoli Film

Trivia:

Director Federico Fellini claimed he took LSD in preparation for making this film.

Quotes:

Giulietta Boldrini:I don't care about the clemency you offer me but the salvation of my soul.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Magic of Fellini (2002) (TV)

Unique to the medium

This film by Fellini is basically the female version of 8 1/2. Instead of delving into the mind of a middle-aged Italian man dealing with problems with his wife and trying to figure out who he really is, it is about a middle-aged Italian woman dealing with problems with her cheating husband and trying to figure out who she really is. (I still can't decide who I like more as a lead in a Fellini film... Masina or Mastroianni.) The film is very enjoyable, and is definitely one of the films I would classify as a work of art. The one thing that really stands out to me, however, is this: It could only exist as a film. Most films are adapted from previously written novels, or at the very least can suffer the indignation of a "novelization" without losing the quality of the story. But I cannot fathom any way a writer could capture this film with words. It is very visual, but could not be painted or drawn either. I think this is one of the few films I've seen that is completely unique to the medium of film. Towards the end of the film, there is a scene where she is trying to avoid voices and images around her while hosting a party. It was at this point that I realized how perfectly every shot was set-up, and that there would be no way anyone could capture the feeling or the images with words.

I would be extremely fascinated to see what the shooting script to this film looked like. It's the fifth Fellini film I've seen, and I must say, I think I can call him my favorite director. He's the only director whom I've been enthralled by every single film I've seen of his. He has a perfect record, 1.000% batting average so far with me. I'm going to keep seeing more, and hopefully I won't ever be disappointed.