La Dolce Vita

"The world’s most talked about movie today!"

1960 2h 54m IT

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8.0

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95%

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★8.0TMDB · 2,089🍅95%Rotten Tomatoes●95Metacritic★8IMDB · 84,821

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“The world’s most talked about movie today!”

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Cast

Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Rubini
Anita Ekberg
Sylvia
Anouk Aimée
Maddalena
Yvonne Furneaux
Emma
Magali Noël
Fanny
Alain Cuny
Steiner
Annibale Ninchi
Marcello's father
Walter Santesso
Paparazzo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Federico Fellini
Writers: Brunello Rondi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini
Languages: German, English, French, Italian
Countries: France, Italy

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, English, French, Italian.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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5 / 8

CAST

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218+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Federico Fellini, shot by Otello Martelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nino Rota. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Leo Catozzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Federico Fellini directs. Otello Martelli behind the camera. Nino Rota scores. Leo Catozzo cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in German, English, French, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, English, French, Italian.
4International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
5218+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Federico Fellini, shot by Otello Martelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Nino Rota. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Leo Catozzo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg and Anouk Aimée carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "The world’s most talked about movie today!".
11IMDB entry: tt0053779 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 17 themes, including "dying and death", "sea", "newspaper", "lovesickness".
13Released under 24 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Otello Martelli
Original score: Nino Rota
Editing: Leo Catozzo
Production design: Piero Gherardi
Makeup / hair: Sergio Angeloni
Runtime: 174 min · 2h 54m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $19,647,000
Original language: IT
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: La Dolce Vita (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes: 95% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 95/100
IMDB rating: 8/10 · 84,821 votes
MPAA: TV-14

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 12 nominations total

Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Palme d'Or

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tmdb476334912018-05-04
★ 5/10
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.
JPV8522022-02-11
★ 3/10
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