8½ (1963) — Genres & Themes

Genres

  • Drama

Themes

  • Suicidal Thoughts and Despair
  • Battle with Depression and Hope
  • Reflections on Life and Death
  • Mental Health and Inner Struggle

Keywords

  • dying and death
  • adultery
  • depression
  • individual
  • unsociability
  • screenplay
  • suicide attempt
  • missile
  • scapegoat
  • movie business
  • allegory
  • difficult childhood
  • creative crisis
  • kurort
  • black and white
  • extramarital affair
  • existence
  • semi autobiographical
  • thoughtful
  • complex