60 Years Later, Federico Fellini’s 1963 Oscar-Winning ‘8 ½’ Has Fallen From Favor
variety.comSteven Gaydos Executive VP of Content In 2012, the world’s film critics considered Federico Fellini’s 1963 Oscar-winning “8 ½” one of the 10 greatest films of all time.
By 2022, Fellini’s landmark film had fallen out of the top 30. Once upon a time, director/screenwriter/producer Martin Scorsese had reportedly cited it as his favorite film of all time.
More recently it’s come in second for Scorsese, tucked behind Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Endlessly copied, cribbed from (both consciously and unconsciously) and parodied, it inspired Paul Mazursky’s 1970 film “Alex in Wonderland” (which includes a cameo by Fellini) and was the source material for the Tony-winning musical “Nine.” Variety’s critic Bob Hawkins was effusive about the film straight out of the gate, reviewing it after its Rome premiere.
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