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La dolce vita
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Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   18,029 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Federico Fellini (story) &
Ennio Flaiano (story) ...
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Release Date:
19 April 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The Sweet Life more
Plot:
Journalist and man-about-town Marcello struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations more
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(29 articles)
Nine | Film review
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 19 December 2009, 4:07 PM, PST)

Fashion fix: Emporio Armani black dress from The Ugly Truth
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User Comments:
The best film ever, together with 8 1/2, from the best director ever more (121 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Marcello Mastroianni ... Marcello Rubini

Anita Ekberg ... Sylvia

Anouk Aimée ... Maddalena (as Anouk Aimee)
Yvonne Furneaux ... Emma
Magali Noël ... Fanny (as Magali Noel)
Alain Cuny ... Steiner
Annibale Ninchi ... Marcello's father
Walter Santesso ... Paparazzo
Valeria Ciangottini ... Paola
Riccardo Garrone ... Riccardo
Ida Galli ... Debuttante of the Year
Audrey McDonald ... Jane (as Audey McDonald)
Polidor ... Clown
Alain Dijon ... Frankie Stout
Enzo Cerusico ... Newspaper photographer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La Dolce Vita (UK) (USA)
La dolce vita (France)
La douceur de vivre (France) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
174 min | Germany:177 min (premiere) | Portugal:165 min (re-release) | USA:180 min (premiere)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric)
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Trivia:
It seems that term "paparazzo" was coined by Federico Fellini's friend and scriptwriter Ennio Flaiano, who seemingly derived from a novel by British Victorian novelist George Gissing ("By the Ionian Sea"). It was the last name of the owner of an Hotel in the Italian city of Catanzaro (Calabria) in southern Italy where George Gissing was staying at. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the top of St. Peter's dome the wind blows Sylvia's hat off. The wire on her hat used to achieve this effect is clearly visible trailing off to the right during the scene. more
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. more
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32 out of 58 people found the following comment useful.
The best film ever, together with 8 1/2, from the best director ever, 2 October 2002
10/10
Author: rodeoclown from Sassari, Italy

It left me in silence for at least half of an hour after watching it. It's simply incredible. No other movie has kept so glued on the screen (consider that this one is 3 hours long!). It seems like you're watching the matter of your dreams, especially in the world wide famous scene at the Fontana di Trevi and in the amazing final scene (again, the best final ever). I don't know what else to say, for there's no word to describe this astonishing vision. I don't understand the people who don't like this.

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