A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.

Guido is a film director, trying to relax after his last big hit. He can't get a moment's peace, however, with the people who have worked with him in the past constantly looking for more work. He wrestles with his conscience, but is unable to come up with a new idea. While thinking, he starts to recall major happenings in his life, and all the women he has loved and left. An autobiographical film of Fellini, about the trials and tribulations of film making.—Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>

Director Guido Anselmi's working on his latest film;. Despite his declaring this movie should be an easy one to make, he's having increasing difficulty with it. Specifically, he's losing faith in what he originally intended, and is getting more confused, now lost in just what the film should be. Due to the stresses - both professional and personal - he's checked into a spa to help him work through his problems, he reflects on his childhood and fantasises.—Huggo

Exhausted by his anxieties and his last box-office success, the famous Italian auteur, Guido Anselmi, finds himself with his back to the wall. Having lost hope in his latest in-the-making film, and for fear of becoming the laughingstock of the Italian film industry, Guido retreats to a peaceful spa town to rest and find inspiration. Instead, Anselmi can't find a moment's peace, as there, too, his inner circle of relatives, friends, and associates keep pestering him: his wife, his mistress, and his producer, who begs him to get the film made. Now, stuck in a persistent, seemingly perpetual creative rut, Guido can only find solace in the hazy realm of dreams. Can troubled Guido find his muse? Will the blocked director accept himself for what he is and find salvation?—Nick Riganas

Guido Anselmi's a director who's lost all inspiration for his upcoming movie - and it's too late to back out. Aside from the fact that he can't make the film, his mistress, wife, producer, and all the rest of his close circle, are pressuring him. He retreats into his dreams to shelter himself, and there, he finds inspiration to make his new film, and face the world.—David Flaherty <flaherty@infohouse.com>