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Giulietta degli spiriti
ITALY · 1965

Giulietta degli spiriti

Federico Fellini
marital infidelity self-discovery spiritualism and the supernatural female autonomy midlife crisis
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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 h

Cinema Atlas Connection
The title Julieta is a direct homage to Federico Fellini’s Juliet of the Spirits.

Juliet of the Spirits has this quality of the subconscious. When I try to represent characters' inner worlds, their dreams or memories, it's not always so clear cut what is real and what is not. This is something I'm exploring in Uncle Boonmee.

— Apichatpong Weerasethakul  ·  Film Comment
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