hi patti5.  I also think that the clown scene at the end is one of the best endings in cinema!  8 1/2 is a film that would seem fresh even at this age.  And what about Wagner and Verdi supplementing Nino Rota's magical score? I also find it amusing that you, like me, list 8 1/2 among your top films which includes several Bergman films. My list includes 8 1/2, Passion of Anna and Wild Strawberries and it strikes me as odd because Fellini's characters are generally shallow, self-absorbed and indulgent as opposed to Bergman's deep, sensitive and spiritual. One of Woody Allen's characters (which probably echoes his own opinion)in Annie Hall thought that Fellini was just a highly technical director. Whether this is true or not, he is one of cinema's greatest (8 1/2 is definitely his best) and his films are always a sensational experience.