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 | Memory | Sex | Psychic | Eccentric

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 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 Villalonga	...	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
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)
• 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)

Runtime:

137 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Rizzoli Film

Trivia:

Federico Fellini's first full-color feature.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Familiar Spirits (1966) (TV)

Juliet is a Delight!

I loved this movie. For me, as a relatively new student of Fellini, I understand that there is a progression in his films over the years. His initial films are more generally coherent stories like "La Strada" and then his later films are more focused on the visual and surreal, like "8 1/2".

This movie is somewhere in between. There is the coherent storyline of Juliet and her philandering husband and all the other strange characters in her life, like family and friends, but then there is also the psychedelic and surreal element of the spirit world that Juliet is in close contact with everyday.

Masina is great as usual--she acts a lot just with her eyes and the expressions on her face.

This film is just a delight. My suggestion is that you don't try to analyze it too deeply. Just sit back and let the colors, settings, costumes, and larger than life characters wash over you.