8½

adult, date night

midlife crisis, surrealism, existential, arthouse, intimate drama, introspective, self-reflection, creative struggle, italian cinema, memory and regret, past relationships, behind-the-scenes, filmmaker protagonist, romance flashbacks, pressure and ambition, 1960s, 20th century, adultery, depression, dying and death, extramarital affair, france, italy, missile, movie business, scapegoat, suicide attempt, thoughtful, unsociability, year 1963, black and white, individual, difficult childhood, semi autobiographical, bold, allegory, ambiguous, lighthearted, complex, screenplay, compassionate, creative crisis, existence, kurort

France, Italy