One character in this film praises Mallarme's homage to the blank page and Rimbaud's decision to quit writing poetry in urging its central character to aid in sweeping away the thousands of miscarriages that come to light every day. The protagonist of this film is forced to wear a dunce cap and kneel on gravel after confessing to paying Saraghina to dance on the beach. This film was originally titled "The Beautiful Confusion," and it opens with a scene of asphyxiation in a traffic jam and a scene in which its protagonist is yanked back to earth after floating into the sky. The protagonist of this movie rules over all of the women in his life in a harem scene and is constantly hectored by his writers, producers, and actors while working on an epic sci-fi movie. For 
One character in this film praises Mallarme's homage to the blank page and Rimbaud's decision to quit writing poetry in urging its central character to aid in sweeping away the thousands of miscarriages that come to light every day. The protagonist of this film is forced to wear a dunce cap and kneel on gravel after confessing to paying Saraghina to dance on the beach. This film was originally titled "The Beautiful Confusion," and it opens with a scene of asphyxiation in a traffic jam and a scene in which its protagonist is yanked back to earth after floating into the sky. The protagonist of this movie rules over all of the women in his life in a harem scene and is constantly hectored by his writers, producers, and actors while working on an epic sci-fi movie. For 10 points, name this film about the director Guido which has a title referencing the number of movies its director Federico Fellini had made.
One character in this film praises Mallarme's homage to the blank page and Rimbaud's decision to quit writing poetry in urging its central character to aid in sweeping away the thousands of miscarriages that come to light every day.
{8½} [or {Otto e mezzo}]