23*. JULIET OF THE SPIRITS (1965) * DIRECTED BY: Federico Fellini. * FEATURING: Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu. * PLOT: 366 Weird Movies Episode 202: Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
: Guided by her "liberated" neighbor Suzy, Juliet eventually "banishes the spirits" and finds the strength to find her own identity independent of her husband. Themes and Symbolism 23*. JULIET OF THE SPIRITS (1965) | 366 Weird Movies Juliet of the Spirits(1965)
Released in 1965, ( Giulietta degli spiriti ) is Federico Fellini’s first feature-length color film and a hallucinatory exploration of female identity. Conceived as a "feminine" counterpart to his 1963 masterpiece 8½ , the film shifts the perspective from a philandering husband to a betrayed wife, using a rich palette of candy colors and baroque imagery to map a "psychic landscape". Plot and Character Arc * PLOT: 366 Weird Movies Episode 202: Juliet