Juliet of the Spirits

Juliet of the Spirits
Italian theatrical release poster
Italian	Giulietta degli spiriti
Directed by	Federico Fellini
Screenplay by	Federico Fellini Tullio Pinelli Ennio Flaiano Brunello Rondi
Story by	Federico Fellini Tullio Pinelli
Produced by	Angelo Rizzoli Clemente Fracassi Henry Deutschmeister
Starring	Giulietta Masina Sandra Milo Mario Pisu Valentina Cortese
Cinematography	Gianni Di Venanzo
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by	Nino Rota
Production companies	Federiz Francoriz Production
Distributed by	Cineriz (Italy) Inter France Distribution (France)
Release dates	22 October 1965 (1965-10-22) (France) 23 October 1965 (1965-10-23) (Italy)
Running time	144 minutes[1] (original Italian release) 137 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Language	Italian

Juliet of the Spirits (Italian: Giulietta degli spiriti) is a 1965 fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese, and Valeska Gert. The film is about the visions, memories, and mysticism that help a middle-aged woman find the strength to leave her philandering husband. The film uses "caricatural types and dream situations to represent a psychic landscape".^[2] It was Fellini's first feature-length color film, but followed his use of color in "The Temptation of Doctor Antonio" episode in the portmanteau film, Boccaccio '70 (1962).

The film was shown in competition at the 26th Venice International Film Festival; and received Academy Award nominations for Best Costume Design and Best Set Decoration. It won the 1966 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Giulietta Masina won a David di Donatello for her performance. Woody Allen loosely remade it with his 1990 film Alice.^[3]