Juliet of the Spirits 1965  N/R, 137 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Giulietta Masina, Mario Pisu, Sandra Milo, Caterina Boratto, Sylva Koscina, Lou Gilbert, Valentina Cortese, Jose Luis Villalonga, Friedrich von Ledebur
Juliet (Giulietta Masina) has suspicions that her husband (Mario Pisu) is being unfaithful to her, and to escape unhappiness she lives in a world of fantasies.
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 La Strada 1954  N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Livia Venturini, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Mario Passante, Gustavo Giorgi, Anna Primula, Yami Kamadeva
Circus strongman Zampano (Anthony Quinn) meets, buys, marries, and abuses young Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina) while using her as his assistant. Later, Gelsomina is influenced by the circus clown Il Matto (Richard Basehart) who becomes upset with the way Zampano treats her. Il Matto offers Gelsomina kindness and asks her to run away with him. But, when Gelsomina remains loyal to Zampano and refuses to leave, her decision will lead to tragedy. This picture won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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The Nights of Cabiria 1957 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Giulietta Masina, Franca Marzi, Amedeo Nazzari, Dorian Gray, Francois Perier, Aldo Silvani, Ennio Girolami, Mario Passante, Christian Tassou, Franco Fabrizi, Loretta Capitoli, Leo Cattozzo, Dominique Delouche, Giovanna Gattinoni, Pina Gualandri
A young prostitute, Cabiria (Giulietta Masina), lives and works in a working-class area in Rome but dreams of a better life. She suffers many humiliations–among them are being taken advantage of by movie star Alberto Lazzati (Amedeo Nazzari) and then again by an accountant, Oscar (Francois Perier). But, despite her situation in life, Cabiria remains optimistic about the future. This film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign film.
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The White Sheik 1952  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Brunella Bovo, Leopoldo Trieste, Giulietta Masina, Lilia Landi, Ernesto Almirante, Fanny Marchio, Gina Mascetti, Enzo Maggio, Ettore Maria Margadonna
Newlyweds Wanda (Brunella Bovo) and Ivan (Leopoldo Trieste) arrive in Rome for a visit, which involves introducing Wanda to the family and visiting the Pope. While the serious Ivan naps, the adventurous Wanda leaves to see her idol, the "White Sheik" Fernando Rivoli (Alberto Sordi), a photo comic-strip hero. Before long, she is whisked off to be in an episode while her husband makes excuses to his relatives for her absence. But The White Sheik isn't the hero of her dreams that she had thought in this light comedy that marks Fellini's first solo directorial effort.
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| 1. Angels of Darkness (1953)
2. Europa '51 (1951)
aka: The Greatest Love
3. Ginger and Fred (1986)
4. Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
5. La Strada (1954)
6. The Nights of Cabiria (1957)
7. The White Sheik (1952)
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