La Dolce Vita
Also known as Dolce Vita
1960 film directed by Federico Fellini
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"La Dolce Vita" is a 1960 film by Italian director Federico Fellini that follows the glamorous and chaotic lives of people in Rome's high society. It matters because it became an iconic work of cinema that captured the decadence and moral emptiness of modern life, influencing countless filmmakers and cementing Fellini's reputation as a major artistic voice.
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8.0Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
Released: 1960-02-05174 minDir: Federico FelliniComedy, DramaBox office: $19.6M
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni as Marcello Rubini
- Anita Ekberg as Sylvia
- Anouk Aimée as Maddalena
- Yvonne Furneaux as Emma
- Magali Noël as Fanny
- Alain Cuny as Steiner
Themes
- dying and death
- sea
- newspaper
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La Dolce Vita ( Italian: [la ˈdoltʃe ˈviːta]; Italian for 'the sweet life' or 'the good life') is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and written by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, and Brunello Rondi. The film stars Marcello Mastroianni as Marcello Rubini, a tabloid journalist who, over seven days and nights, journeys through the "sweet life" of Rome in a fruitless search for love and happiness. The screenplay can be divided into a prologue, seven major episodes interrupted by an intermezzo, and an epilogue, according to the most common interpretation.
Released in Italy on 5 February 1960, La Dolce Vita was both a critical success and worldwide commercial hit, despite censorship in some regions. It won the Palme d'Or at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Costumes. It was nominated for three more Oscars, including Best Director for Federico Fellini, and Best Original Screenplay. Its success proved a watershed moment for Italian cinema and European cinema-at-large, and it has come to be regarded as a masterpiece of Italian cinema, as well as one of the greatest films ever made.
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1960 comedy-drama films1960 films1960 French films1960 Italian films1960 Italian-language films1960s satirical filmsCensored filmsFilms about journalistsFilms about murder–suicideFilms about tabloid journalismFilms directed by Federico FelliniFilms distributed by CinerizFilms produced by Angelo Rizzoli