Cannes Film Festival 1960 was the best time and the worst time for Fellini. He won the Palme d’Or for La Dolce Vita, but by beating out Antonioni’s L’Avventura, he was made a bit of a target by the festival jury, as critics and filmmakers rallied into a frenzied support of his fellow countryman’s film. It was not the first time one of Fellini’s against-the-grain films had caught ire, contributing to ongoing imposter syndrome that formed a dangerous mix with ever-skyrocketing expectations for his next film. So what did he do? He put it all on the screen.We finally watched it for the first time, now listen to us wrestle with the gargantuan legacy of 8 1/2!Next week: Dr. Strangelove (1964) by Stanley KubrickHosted by Zachary Domes (hetchy on letterboxd) and J Brooks Young (jyoun on letterboxd). Music by hetchy

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