References
Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
- Dialogue refers to Lex Barker as actor who "played Tarzan" even though his character name is Robert.
Un témoin dans la ville (1959)
- Anouk Aimée and Marcello Mastroianno drive by posters for this movie (with the Italian title "Appuntamento con il delitto").
Referenced in
"Oi treis harites: Evdomi tehni: Part 2" (????)
- mentioned
L'avventura (1960)
One, Two, Three (1961)
Divorzio all'italiana (1961)
Boccaccio '70 (1962)
- Anita Ekberg plays herself after becoming notorious in Italy from her role in this film.
Hattyúdal (1963)
8½ (1963)
A New Kind of Love (1963)
- Explicit reference in dialogue.
Paris - When It Sizzles (1964)
- William Holden's character says "La Dolce is vita", while attending a party.
Repulsion (1965)
Spinout (1966)
- Curly says breaking up the band would be an end of their Dolce Vita.
Faces (1968/I)
- Character mentions that film
Candy (1968)
- Reverenced by Walther Matthau
5 bambole per la luna d'agosto (1970)
Il gatto a nove code (1971)
C'eravamo tanto amati (1974)
¿Quién puede matar a un niño? (1976)
- The leading couple talk about the film and the Italian director in one of the scenes of the film.
Il tassinaro (1983)
- Pietro discusses this movie with Federico Fellini.
"Red Dwarf: The End (#1.1)" (1988)
- The coin trick Lister plays on Petersen is the same joke that Marcello's father plays on the dancer in the nightclub scene.
L.A. Story (1991)
Zwischen Kino und Konzert - Der Komponist Nino Rota (1993)
- Poster art.
"Die zweite Heimat - Chronik einer Jugend: Eifersucht und Stolz (#1.3)" (1993)
- movie poster inside the mansion
Le parfum d'Yvonne (1994)
- The stills in a movie house.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Skydivers (#7.9)" (1994)
- Crow (as a woman dressed like Sylvia dances on screen): "How 'bout that Anita Ekberg!"
Quiz Show (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
- Criswell does the same napkin to bra trick done by Fanny in La Dolce vita. This happens about 48 minutes into the film during the scene where Criswell, Ed, and Bella are having drinks.
Hard Core Logo (1996)
Camping Cosmos (1996)
- Lolo Ferrari=Anita Ekberg, scene in the Trevi-fountain
Wild Man Blues (1997)
"Biography: Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style" (1997)
Opportunus (1997)
Celebrity (1998)
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999) (TV)
- Bertolucci mentions "La Dolce vita".
Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
- Josie suggests that she and Jacob go to see it.
Room to Rent (2000)
- poster in apartment
Monsoon Wedding (2001)
Cinemania (2002)
Taxi für eine Leiche (2002)
- a poster of the movie was shown sometimes
The Shape of Things (2003)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
- mentioned in documentary
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
- The scene with the helicopter carrying lenin, like the helicopter carrying jezus in la dolce vita
After School Special (2003)
- poster seen
Lost in Translation (2003)
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Cinecittà: La casa di F. Fellini (2004) (V)
- posters shown
Elsa y Fred (2005)
- One of the scenes is an re-enactment of the most famous scene from the older movie. Several characters mention the older movie in dialog throughout the film.
Bee Season (2005)
- Opening scene's helicopter flying a giant "A" is homage to La Dolce Vita's helicopter flying a statue of Christ.
"Nip/Tuck: Ben White (#3.7)" (2005)
- mentioned by Joan River
Incontrôlable (2006)
- Posters in the room
Edge of Outside (2006)
- mentioned by Darren Aronofsky
"The Simpsons: Homerazzi (#18.16)" (2007)
- "Homerazzi" is a play on "Paparazzi", which is derived from the name of the character Paparazzo in this movie.
Live! (2007)
- poster seen
Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007)
- The film is mentioned in Salles' segment.
"The 4400: The Wrath of Graham (#4.1)" (2007)
- Conversation about the movie proceeds from hanging the movie poster.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
- mentioned by Alison
Gronk's Tormenta: A Method (2009)
- Gronk references La Dolce Vita a strong influence on his life and work.
Featured in
Divorzio all'italiana (1961)
Intervista (1987)
Cannes... les 400 coups (1997) (TV)
Csinibaba (1997)
Marcello Mastroianni: mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo (1997)
Underbara kvinnor vid vatten (1998)
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (1999) (V)
- Features snippets from this film.
Il mio viaggio in Italia (1999)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV)
Ramses (2002)
- Ramses (2002) shows fragments of this Fellini classic
Lost in Translation (2003)
- characters watch older film on TV
"The Sopranos: Marco Polo (#5.8)" (2004)
- Corrado is watching La Dolce vita on TV and says he cannot understand it
Elsa y Fred (2005)
- Fred watches the film on video.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
- Alison's favorite movie is shown in the film on a screen in Empire State Park
Spoofed in
Totò, Peppino e la dolce vita (1961)
"Saturday Night Live: Michael Sarrazin/Keith Jarrett, Gravity (#3.17)" (1978)
- Spoofed as La Dolce Gilda
The Best of Gilda Radner (1989) (V)
- Spoofed as La Dolce Gilda
Down with Love (2003)
- The scene where Ewan MacGregor is on the helicopter is a take off of the scene where Marcello Mastroiani is on the helicopter with the statue in the beginning of Dolce Vita
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (2005) (V)
- Spoofed as 'La Dolce Gilda'
La Dolce Vita (2006) (V)
- Porn-parody with similar story etc.
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