English title: The Sweet Life
Genre: slice-of-life drama
With: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Yvonne Furneaux
Director: Federico Fellini
Release: 1960
Studio: Riama Film, Pathé Image, Gray Films – American International Pictures, Macmillan Audio Brandon
Rating: -
MBiS score: 9.2/10
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Story-line: LA DOLCE VITA recounts a few tumultuous days in the life of Marcello, an Italian gossip columnist who pays dearly for his every glimpse of glamour.
Pluses: superb acting and direction, magnificent symbolism, striking imagery and Anita Ekberg’s famous romp in a Roman fountain.
Minuses: if you expect high action and a continuous, all-embracing story, you won’t savour this ironic movie to the full. Fellini’s masterpiece is an episodic, meticulous and slightly dry watch.
Comments: LA DOLCE VITA is one of the biggies in the film universe – not only for its pioneering use of the term ‘paparazzi’ but also for its imagery – and all movie buffs should see it one day or another. A unique motion picture experience and a classic among classics.
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