Synopsis
Middle-aged Giulietta grows suspicious of her husband, Giorgio, when his behavior grows increasingly questionable. One night when Giorgio initiates a seance amongst his friends, Giulietta gets in touch with spirits and learns more about herself and her painful past. Slightly skeptical, but intrigued, she visits a mystic who gives her more information -- and nudges her toward the realization that her husband is indeed a philanderer.
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Cast
- Giulietta MasinaGiulietta Boldrini
- Sandra MiloSuzy / Iris / Fanny
- Mario PisuGiorgio (Giulietta's husband)
- Valentina CorteseValentina
- Valeska GertPijma
- José Luis de VilallongaGiorgio's friend
- Friedrich von LedeburMedium
- Caterina BorattoGiulietta's mother
- Lou GilbertGrandfather
- Luisa Della NoceAdele
- 100
Christian Science Monitor
Masina gives one of her most expressive performances. - 90
New Times (L.A.)
Sometimes the cinema is just heavenly, and this is one of those times. - 90
Los Angeles Times
Remains a timeless, major work of a master. - 88
Chicago Tribune
A mad, resplendent peacock of a film, a cinematographic riot of color and sensuality that evokes its era -- the swinging mid-'60s -- as much as any movie made during those giddy years. - 83
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Above all, the film is just wonderfully ... well, Fellini-esque. It looks like nothing the cinema has seen since then. - 80
The New York Times
Invites you to contemplate the symbolic vibration of every hue in its teeming, overcrowded canvas. - 80
Variety
Fellini has put together an imperial-sized fantasy of a physical opulence to make the old Vincente Minnelli Metro musicals look like army training films. - 67
Portland Oregonian
Flopped on its initial release, and it is a somewhat decadent and overlong production. But Masina's performance is, as always, engaging, and Fellini's glee at launching into color filmmaking is palpable.