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La Dolce Vita

Original title: La dolce vita
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  • 2h 54m
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La dolce vita (1960)
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A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
72K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,074
125
  • Director
    • Federico Fellini
  • Writers
    • Federico Fellini(story)
    • Ennio Flaiano(story)
    • Tullio Pinelli(story)
  • Stars
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Anita Ekberg
    • Anouk Aimée
Top credits
  • Director
    • Federico Fellini
  • Writers
    • Federico Fellini(story)
    • Ennio Flaiano(story)
    • Tullio Pinelli(story)
  • Stars
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Anita Ekberg
    • Anouk Aimée
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    • 213User reviews
    • 165Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Yvonne Furneaux in La dolce vita (1960)
    Anita Ekberg in La dolce vita (1960)
    Marcello Mastroianni and Yvonne Furneaux in La dolce vita (1960)
    Federico Fellini in La dolce vita (1960)
    Anita Ekberg in La dolce vita (1960)
    Marcello Mastroianni, Walter Santesso, and Mary Janes in La dolce vita (1960)
    Anita Ekberg in La dolce vita (1960)
    Marcello Mastroianni and Yvonne Furneaux in La dolce vita (1960)
    Marcello Mastroianni, Evelyn Stewart, Audrey McDonald, and Nico in La dolce vita (1960)
    Anita Ekberg in La dolce vita (1960)
    Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg in La dolce vita (1960)
    Federico Fellini and Anouk Aimée in La dolce vita (1960)

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    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Marcello Rubinias Marcello Rubini
    Anita Ekberg
    Anita Ekberg
    • Sylviaas Sylvia
    Anouk Aimée
    Anouk Aimée
    • Maddalenaas Maddalena
    Yvonne Furneaux
    Yvonne Furneaux
    • Emmaas Emma
    Magali Noël
    Magali Noël
    • Fannyas Fanny
    • (as Magali Noel)
    Alain Cuny
    Alain Cuny
    • Steineras Steiner
    Annibale Ninchi
    Annibale Ninchi
    • Il padre di Marcelloas Il padre di Marcello
    Walter Santesso
    Walter Santesso
    • Paparazzoas Paparazzo
    Valeria Ciangottini
    • Paolaas Paola
    Riccardo Garrone
    Riccardo Garrone
    • Riccardoas Riccardo
    Evelyn Stewart
    Evelyn Stewart
    • Debuttante dell'annoas Debuttante dell'anno
    • (as Ida Galli)
    Audrey McDonald
    • Janeas Jane
    Polidor
    Polidor
    • Pagliaccioas Pagliaccio
    Alain Dijon
    • Frankie Stoutas Frankie Stout
    Mino Doro
    Mino Doro
    • Amante di Nadiaas Amante di Nadia
    Giulio Girola
    • Commissario di poliziaas Commissario di polizia
    Laura Betti
    Laura Betti
    • Lauraas Laura
    Nico
    Nico
    • Nicoas Nico
    • (as Nico Otzak)
    • …
    • Director
      • Federico Fellini
    • Writers
      • Federico Fellini(story) (screenplay)
      • Ennio Flaiano(story) (screenplay)
      • Tullio Pinelli(story) (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The famous scene in the Trevi Fountain was shot over a week in March, when nights were still cold. According to Federico Fellini (in an interview with Costanzo Costantini), Anita Ekberg stood in the cold water in her dress for hours with no trouble. Marcello Mastroianni, on the other hand, had to wear a wetsuit beneath his clothes, and even that wasn't enough. Still freezing, he downed an entire bottle of vodka, so he was completely drunk while shooting the scene.
    • Goofs
      When Marcello and Maddalena arrive at the prostitute's apartment, a long electric cable (light?) can be seen attached to the right rear of the car, moving along until the car stops.
    • Quotes

      Steiner: Don't be like me. Salvation doesn't lie within four walls. I'm too serious to be a dilettante and too much a dabbler to be a professional. Even the most miserable life is better than a sheltered existence in an organized society where everything is calculated and perfected.

    • Alternate versions
      In the original American release, distributed by American International Pictures, the titles open with the AIP logo and appear over a shot of the sky with clouds. In the current release on DVD - and as shown on TCM - the title sequence is over a black background. When originally released, censors in several countries trimmed certain scenes, including the orgy near the end of the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Divorce Italian Style (1961)
    • Soundtracks
      Patricia
      Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado and lyrics by Bob Marcus

      Performed by Dámaso Pérez Prado

    User reviews213

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Bitterness Of The Sweet Life
    LA DOLCE VITA presents a series of incidents in the life of Roman tabloid reporter Marcello Rubini (Marcello Mastroianni)--and although each incident is very different in content they create a portrait of an intelligent but superficial man who is gradually consumed by "the sweet life" of wealth, celebrity, and self-indulgence he reports on and which he has come to crave.

    Although the film seems to be making a negative statement about self-indulgence that leads to self-loathing, Fellini also gives the viewer plenty of room to act as interpreter, and he cleverly plays one theme against its antithesis throughout the film. (The suffocation of monogamy vs. the meaninglessness of promiscuity and sincere religious belief vs. manipulative hypocrisy are but two of the most obvious juxtapositions.) But Fellini's most remarkable effect here is his ability to keep us interested in the largely unsympathetic characters LA DOLCE VITA presents: a few are naive to the point of stupidity; most are vapid; the majority (including the leads) are unspeakably shallow--and yet they still hold our interest over the course of this three hour film.

    The cast is superior, with Marcello Mastroianni's personal charm particularly powerful. As usual with Fellini, there is a lot to look at on the screen: although he hasn't dropped into the wild surrealism for which he was sometimes known, there are quite a few surrealistic flourishes and visual ironies aplenty--the latter most often supplied by the hordes of photographers that scuttle after the leading characters much like cockroaches in search of crumbs. For many years available to the home market in pan-and-scan only, the film is now in a letterbox release that makes it all the more effective. Strongly recommended.

    Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1961 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Sweet Life
    • Filming locations
      • Villa Giustiniani-Odescalchi, Bassano Romano, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Riama Film
      • Cinecittà
      • Pathé Consortium Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $198,220
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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