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La Dolce Vita (1960)

La dolce vita

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1960-02-05 · Comedy, Drama · 174 min

★ 8.0 (2101 votes)

Directed by Federico Fellini

Overview

Episodic 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.

Cast

  • Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Rubini
  • Anita Ekberg Anita Ekberg Sylvia
  • Anouk Aimée Anouk Aimée Maddalena
  • Yvonne Furneaux Yvonne Furneaux Emma
  • Magali Noël Magali Noël Fanny
  • Alain Cuny Alain Cuny Steiner
  • Annibale Ninchi Annibale Ninchi Marcello's father
  • Walter Santesso Walter Santesso Paparazzo
  • Valeria Ciangottini Valeria Ciangottini Paola
  • Riccardo Garrone Riccardo Garrone Riccardo
  • Ida Galli Ida Galli Debutante of the year
  • Audrey McDonald Jane
  • Polidor Polidor Pagliaccio
  • Alain Dijon Frankie Stout
  • Mino Doro Mino Doro Lover of Nadia
  • Giulio Girola Giulio Girola Police commissioner
  • Laura Betti Laura Betti Laura
  • Nico Nico Nico
  • Carlo Musto Transvestite
  • Enzo Cerusico Enzo Cerusico Photographer

Crew

Director
Federico Fellini
Director of Photography
Otello Martelli
Editor
Leo Catozzo
Original Music Composer
Nino Rota
Producer
Giuseppe Amato
Producer
Angelo Rizzoli
Screenplay
Federico Fellini
Screenplay
Tullio Pinelli
Screenplay
Ennio Flaiano
Screenplay
Brunello Rondi
Screenplay
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Story
Federico Fellini
Story
Tullio Pinelli
Story
Ennio Flaiano

Details

Revenue
$19,647,000
IMDb
tt0053779
TMDB
439

Keywords

  • black and white
  • cowardliness
  • dramatic
  • dying and death
  • fountain
  • ghost
  • loss of loved one
  • lovesickness
  • newspaper
  • night life
  • photographer
  • rome, italy
  • sadness
  • sea
  • sunrise
  • totalscope
  • unsociability

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Reviews

JPV852 · ★ 3 · 2022-02-11

I'll probably be crucified especially given my username and how many love this film, but I found this to be insufferable, borderline pretentious aimless drama (which I generally don't mind, see Lost in Translation, which briefly had a scene from this film) featuring a repugnant main character. Worse, it's nearly 3 hours long. I get what Fellini was going for within the first 35-minutes so I had to sit through the remainder 2+ hours. I kind of really hated this with the only positive thing to say it was shot well and great locations but this is one I will never revisit. **1.5/5**

tmdb47633491 · ★ 5 · 2018-05-04

I get it. But, much like my feelings towards 8½ and its 130 minute exploration of the artistic anxieties clawing at an enormously successful, world-renowned filmmaker: _I just don't care._

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