La Dolce Vita

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La Dolce Vita

1960,

2h 55m,

Drama

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In Federico Fellini's lauded Italian film, restless reporter Marcello Rubini (Marcello Mastroianni) drifts through life in Rome. While Marcello contends with the overdose taken by his girlfriend, Emma (Yvonne Furneaux), he also pursues heiress Maddalena (Anouk Aimée) and movie star Sylvia (Anita Ekberg), embracing a carefree approach to living. Despite his hedonistic attitude, Marcello does have moments of quiet reflection, resulting in an intriguing cinematic character study.

Critics Consensus

An epic, breathtakingly stylish cinematic landmark, La Dolce Vita remains riveting in spite of -- or perhaps because of -- its sprawling length.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Jun 12, 2020

[La Dolce Vita] propelled Fellini into the front rank of international directors.

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Guardian Staff

Guardian

Apr 10, 2020

The western cinema has needed for a long time its own kind of healthy puritanism to counter that from the east - notably Poland - and with directors like Fellini and Karel Reisz it now seems that it is getting it.

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Eric Rhode

Sight & Sound

Feb 10, 2020

Fellini admits to having a confused sense of values, to being as uncertain as a child. Why then does he try to make realist films? It's a great pity; for if La Dolce Vita had beenless grandiose and more private and personal it might have worked.

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Gerri Major

Jet Magazine

Jan 17, 2024

Fellini is noted for his mastery of contrasts, his uncanny ability to find off-beat and bizarre occurrences which expose both the little and gross facets of life... Its impact is violent. Its irony is grim. Its wit is sardonic. Its pathos is awesome.

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Pauline Kael

Massachusetts Review

Sep 11, 2023

La Dolce Vita wants to be a great film -- it cries out its intentions -- and it’s frequently clever, as in the statue hanging from the helicopter, and it’s sometimes effective, as, near the end, when Marcello throws the feathers. And that is all it is.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 22, 2022

5/5

With “La Dolce Vita” Federico Fellini has created a masterpiece that feeds off of every aspect of the cinematic experience.

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Poe L

Oct 30, 2018

A three hour adventure with memorable characters.

Abraham L

Apr 25, 2018

Grazie Federico, Grazie Marcello.

Poe R

Jan 18, 2018

Puntaje Original: 6.0 Sin una trama fija, La Dolce Vita puede resultar un profundo viaje introspectivo hacia los anhelos humanos y requiere de un fino sentido de apreciación.

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Draco W

Dec 15, 2017

If you asked me what this movie was about I couldn't tell you, but it was so fun to watch anyways. It was very beautiful and so iconic with some of the scenes in the movie, I really loved it.

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Luke W

Nov 18, 2017

Mastroianni es genial. Fellini relata la historia (sin historia) de la vida, la "pasión de la vida". La belleza inalcanzable de Sylvia, la inocencia inalcanzable de Paola. El vacío del mundo modernos; la esperanza del calor familar de Steiner.

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George G

Oct 24, 2017

Not a fan of this Fellini movie. Didn't care about any of it.

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Sylvia

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In Federico Fellini's lauded Italian film, restless reporter Marcello Rubini (Marcello Mastroianni) drifts through life in Rome. While Marcello contends with the overdose taken by his girlfriend, Emma (Yvonne Furneaux), he also pursues heiress Maddalena (Anouk Aimée) and movie star Sylvia (Anita Ekberg), embracing a carefree approach to living. Despite his hedonistic attitude, Marcello does have moments of quiet reflection, resulting in an intriguing cinematic character study.

Director: Federico Fellini
Producer: Angelo Rizzoli, Giuseppe Amato
Screenwriter: Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Tullio Pinelli
Distributor: Republic Pictures, American International Pictures, Astor Pictures Corporation
Production Co: Cinecittà, Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 1960, Original
Release Date (DVD): Sep 21, 2004
Runtime: 2h 55m

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