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Subtitle Omission?

Fred C Dobbs

over 3 years ago

Quick question I was hoping to get answered here.

I was watching Fellini’s 8 1/2 again tonight and noticed on the Criterion Edition during the scene in which Guido is looking at the rocket ship set about 1:19:43, there is a note that says:

[Skipped item nr 145]

Why was a line of dialogue omitted here and what was said? Has anyone seen this in any other Criterion releases?

Thanks in advance.

dope fiend willy

over 3 years ago

The Woman asks what a particular prop is, some guy on set explains it and asks Guido “Am I Right”

Guido answers
“Right”

and then C ommendatore says
“The Most Important Moment in the Movie”

Fred C Dobbs

over 3 years ago

Well…thanks for the witty comment but I was actually looking for an answer

Cal Engime

over 3 years ago

No, Commendatore really says that the rocket launch is the most important moment in Guido’s movie.

Polaris​DiB

over 3 years ago

Damned metanarrative!

—DiB

Fred C Dobbs

over 3 years ago

Haha now I feel like an ass… “What we have here, is failure to communicate.”

But the subtitles read:

-Am I right?

-Right

[Skipped item nr 145]

-This is the rocket’s launch pad. The most important moment in the movie.

So what’s the point of the annotation if nothing was said in between?

dope fiend willy

over 3 years ago

I don’t know; I don’t get that on my disc.