La dolce vita
Directed by Federico Fellini • 1960 • Italy
Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée
The biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, LA DOLCE VITA rocketed Federico Fellini to international mainstream success—ironically, by offering a damning critique of the culture of stardom. A look at the darkness beneath the seductive lifestyles of Rome’s rich and glamorous, the film follows a notorious celebrity journalist (a sublimely cool Marcello Mastroianni) during a hectic week spent on the peripheries of the spotlight. This mordant picture was an incisive commentary on the deepening decadence of contemporary Europe, and it provided a prescient glimpse of just how gossip- and fame-obsessed our society would become.
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La dolce vita
Directed by Federico Fellini • 1960 • Italy
Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk AiméeThe biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, LA DOLCE VITA rocketed Federico Fellini to international mainstream success—ironically, by offering a damning critique of the ...
Extras
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The Eye & the Beholder
In this vidual essay, filmmaker Kogonada explores LA DOLCE VITA's mobile camera, its subtly shifting points of view, and its haunting final shot.
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Lina Wertmüller on LA DOLCE VITA
Oscar-nominated director Lina Wertmüller began her career as an assistant director, working twice for Federico Fellini, on LA DOLCE VITA and 8 1/2. In this interview, she describes Fellini as she knew him and discusses the ending of LA DOLCE VITA.
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David Forgacs on LA DOLCE VITA
In this interview, scholar David Forgacs discusses the way the LA DOLCE VITA reflects the many cultural changes that were taking place in Italy at the time of its production.
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Antonello Sarno on LA DOLCE VITA
In the following 2014 interview, Italian film journalist Antonello Sarno discusses many facets of Federico Fellini's masterpiece LA DOLCE VITA, with a particular focus on the outlandish fashions on display in the film.
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Marcello Mastroianni on LA DOLCE VITA
In this audio interview with Marcello Mastroianni, conducted circa 1963 by film historian Gideon Bachmann, the actor talks about how he met Federico Fellini, how he was cast in LA DOLCE VITA, and how his relationship with the director deepened over the years.
