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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
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POPULARITY
4,199
1,061
  • Director
    • Federico Fellini
  • Writers
    • Federico Fellini(story)
    • Ennio Flaiano(story)
    • Tullio Pinelli(story)
  • Stars
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Anita Ekberg
    • Anouk Aimée
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  • 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)
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    Marcello Mastroianni and Yvonne Furneaux in La dolce vita (1960)
    Federico Fellini in La dolce vita (1960)
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    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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    In 1959/1960 Rome, Marcello Rubini (Marcello Mastroianni) is a writer and journalist, the worst kind of journalist--a tabloid journalist. His job is to try to catch celebrities in compromising or embarrassing situations. He tends to get quite close to his subjects--especially when they're beautiful women. Two such subjects are local heiress Maddalena (Anouk Aimee), and Swedish superstar-actress Sylvia (Anita Ekberg), with both of whom he has affairs despite being engaged to Emma (Yvonne Furneaux), a clingy, insecure, nagging, melodramatic woman. Despite his extravagant, pleasure-filled lifestyle, he is wondering if maybe a simpler life wouldn't be better. —grantss
    • sexy woman
    • journalist
    • celebrity
    • party
    • drunkenness
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      • The film that shocked the critics...uncut, uncensored for all to see!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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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

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    my favorite fellini -
    I first saw this movie probably over 25 years ago when I was quite a bit younger. At that point I enjoyed it for its party scenes, sense of joy and life and vitality and....Marcello Mastroianni. Now that I'm older myself and have just recently seen the movie again, I find that I have a much deeper understanding of it. Maybe it takes some age to find some meaning. In a nutshell, Marcello is at a crossroads in his life, he's unable to settle down or move foreward into any direction - he's a diletante with aspirations but no real goals. He's wrapped up in himself and in projecting rather dreamy ideals onto other people. But as he keeps projecting on to others he comes to find in each situation that he doesn't really know the person and they are a mystery and probably a disappointment to him. certainly steiner is the biggest disappointment and disillusions him to a degree that he is apparently lost to a life of corruption and decadence as a result. but it's not that these people are difficult to understand to someone other than marcello - i think we can see that anita ekberg's character really is just a big good-natured blond and not the mysterious goddess marcello makes her out to be; his father is again - the typical traveling salesman and perhaps not the paternal figure that marcello would like him to be. his amour maddelena lives up to her name even as marcello starts believing himself in love with her - he's literally seduced by nothing more than an image he creates in his own mind. his friend steiner seems to have it all to marcello and to be the renaissance man that he would like to be - but, of course, he is dissatisfied and disturbed and we see what the end is. the only one whom marcello forms a somewhat realistic connection with is his girlfriend whom he treats badly and neglects despite her obvious love for him. he refuses to actually work on the one relationship that he could actually succeed at - he would rather dream about possibilities than actualize something.

    marcello cannot communicate with others because he cannot see them as the people they really are - he just sees them as projections of his own needs, aspirations, desires and goals. when he finds out what they're really like, he either turns away or falls apart. this is an outstanding movie - 10 out of 10 and beautifully photographed. if you don't get it now, try again in 10 years - it will wait for you to catch up.
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    • Apr 23, 2004

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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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