Juliet of the Spirits (song)
" Juliet of the Spirits" is a song recorded by The B- 52s.
It is the second single from the band's eighth full- length studio album," Funplex".
A digital single and remix were released on September 9, 2008.
The song was inspired by the film" Juliet of the Spirits"( Italian:" Giulietta degli spiriti"), a 1965 surrealist drama about an Italian housewife directed by Federico Fellini.
The song's lyrics project themes of sexual liberation and awakening.
Although the song only features the vocals of female singers Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson, the band has noted that Fred Schneider was a driving force behind the lyrics.
The music was written by the band's guitarist Keith Strickland.
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini,( 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Known for his distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness, he is recognized as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.
His films have ranked, in polls such as" Cahiers du cinéma" and" Sight& Sound", as some of the greatest films of all time.
" Sight& Sound" lists his 1963 film" 8 ½" as the 10th- greatest film of all time.
In a career spanning almost fifty years, Fellini won the Palme d' Or for" La Dolce Vita", was nominated for twelve Academy Awards and won four in the category of Best Foreign Language Film, the most for any director in the history of the Academy.
At the 65th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, he received an honorary award for Lifetime Achievement.
Besides" La Dolce Vita" and" 8 ½", his other well- known films include" La StradaNights of CabiriaJuliet of the SpiritsSatyricon Amarcord" and" Fellini's Casanova".
John Rawlins (director)
John Rawlins( June 9, 1902 – May 20, 1997) was an American film editor and film director.
He directed 44 films between 1932 and 1958.
He was born in Long Beach, California and died in Arcadia, California.
According to one obituary, he was" a prime exponent of that style, being a master of swift exposition and fast action.
His no- nonsense approach also made him a fine serial director, and when given the chance of a top- budget adventure film he gave his studio one of its biggest hits in Arabian Nights."
Another said he" was a prime example of a no-frills director of Bs, who got his job done quickly, competently and cheaply."
Ladies Courageous
Ladies Courageous( also called Fury in the Sky in a 1950 Realart re-release) is a 1944 war film based on the novel" Looking For Trouble"( 1941) by Virginia Spencer Cowles.
Directed by John Rawlins, the film stars Loretta Young and Geraldine Fitzgerald.
It tells the story of the paramilitary Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron formed in the United States during World War II.
Film historians and scholars consider" Ladies Courageous" an" à-clef" story of famed aviator Jacqueline Cochran and test pilot Nancy Harkness Love's work to mobilize women pilots to contribute to the war effort.
Owsley Brown Frazier
Owsley Brown Frazier( May 7, 1935 – August 16, 2012) was a philanthropist from Louisville, Kentucky United States who founded the Frazier History Museum.
He retired from the board of directors of the Brown- Forman corporation, which his grandfather George Garvin Brown founded in 1870, and is one of the largest American- owned companies in the spirits and wine business.
He was raised in Louisville.
Juliet of the Spirits
Juliet of the Spirits is a 1965 Italian- French fantasy comedy- drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese, and Valeska Gert.
The film is about the visions, memories, and mysticism that help a middle- aged woman find the strength to leave her philandering husband.
The film uses" caricatural types and dream situations to represent a psychic landscape."
It was Fellini's first feature- length color film, but followed his use of color in" The Temptation of Doctor Antonio" episode in the portmanteau film" Boccaccio'70"( 1962).
" Juliet of the Spirits" won the 1966 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Alice (1990 film)
Alice is a 1990 American romantic fantasy film written and directed by Woody Allen and starring Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, and William Hurt.
The film is a loose reworking of Federico Fellini's 1965 film" Juliet of the Spirits".
" Alice" received mildly positive reviews.
Piero Gherardi
Piero Gherardi( 20 November 1909 – 8 June 1971) was the Costume and Set Designer of Federico Fellini's" La Dolce Vita" and" 8 ½", winning an Oscar for each film in the category of Best Costume Design.
Born in Poppi, Tuscany, Piero Gherardi began his artistic collaboration with Fellini during the 1953 production of" I vitelloni".
The director recognized his talent for scouting locations and extras and his deep knowledge of the region of Lazio.
Gherardi soon proved his skills in set design by building Cabiria's shack in Fellini's" Le notti di Cabiria"( 1957).
Gherardi had studied to become an architect but started working in film production in Italy, in the late 1940s.
Beside his two Academy Awards, he was nominated an additional four times: three times for the Academy Award for Best Production Design for" La Dolce Vita8 ½" and" Juliet of the Spirits" and another in the category of Costume Design for" Juliet of the Spirits."
Before his death in Rome in 1971, Gherardi had mastered numerous roles as Costume Designer, Production Designer, Art Director, and Set Decorator.
Sandra Milo
Sandra Milo( born 11 March 1933 in Tunis) is an Italian actress.
She won a Silver Ribbon best supporting actress award for each of her roles in Federico Fellini's" 8 ½" and" Juliet of the Spirits".
Luisa Della Noce
Maria Luisa Della Noce( 28 April 1923 – 15 May 2008) was an Italian actress.
She was perhaps best known for her roles in the films" The Railroad Man"( 1956) and" Juliet of the Spirits"( 1965).

Question: Are the directors of films Ladies Courageous and Juliet of the Spirits both from the same country?
Answer: no