La Dolce Vita

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Federico Fellini

Producer:

Giuseppe Amato, Angelo Rizzoli

Writer:

Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Brunello Rondi

Release Date:

Jan 1, 1960

Runtime:

2hr 54m

Synopsis

A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.

Cast

  • Marcello Mastroianni
  • Anita Ekberg
  • Anouk Aimée
  • Yvonne Furneaux
  • Magali Noël
  • Alain Cuny
  • Annibale Ninchi
  • Walter Santesso
  • Valeria Ciangottini
  • Riccardo Garrone

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Aug 17, 2014

    Slight spoilers in the last paragraph. Our modern malaise is all-encompassing self-pity. I went through it last year: what was the point of wanting things if you were never going to get them anyway? In the throes of my self-absorbed sorrow, I didn’t notice that I had no…

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    Rida
    Rida
    Jun 28, 2020

    Jesus flies above a Rome that is elegant but decadent. There is no strict character development in La Dolce Vita, just a slither of a story about a hedonistic reporter getting lost amidst an amoral landscape. The film embraces the shallowest of lifestyles to reveal the…

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    Darren Carver-Balsiger
    Darren Carver-Balsiger
    Dec 20, 2014

    "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…

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    ScreeningNotes
    ScreeningNotes
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    Sep 6, 2022

    gonna wear a glamorous scarf on my head like all the hot italian women in this movie

    880 Likes
    sarah squirm
    sarah squirm
    Jul 28, 2013

    A film I never understood as a teen. A film I understand too well as an adult.

    773 Likes
    Dan Gaertner
    Dan Gaertner
    Dec 8, 2013

    She watches him leave with a faint nostalgic smile, turning her gaze towards the camera with two frames to go and I am completely done

    672 Likes
    Marcissus
    Marcissus
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    Sep 21, 2021

    that was a lot of cinema for my tired brain to handle on a tuesday evening but it sure was rather stunning to behold i know that much is true

    674 Likes
    ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗
    ˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗
    Feb 20, 2022

    first time watching: wow movies are so cool i love fellini second time watching: I am going to kill myself.

    655 Likes
    Holli
    Holli
    Jan 4, 2020

    I tried my best with "La Dolce Vita," but it has a three-hour run-time, and it's a tough slog to sit through. To put it simply, I had more fun sitting through my several-hour infusion the other day than watching this film! Sure, this film looks pretty, and the cute camera…

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Top Reviews
  • Vogue Italia
    Vogue Italia liked
    La Dolce Vita

    a glimpse into the lives of the rich and raucous, and a man who’s realized their worlds are as (if not more than) empty and lackluster as the common individual. life will always be mundane for all <3

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    Hank Leet
    Hank Leet loved
    La Dolce Vita

    The emotionally numbing story of a man who wanted to sit at the cool kids table, only to realise that there is nothing there for him to eat

    1Y
    Mark Johns
    Mark Johns loved
    La Dolce Vita

    favorite Fellini. Like the title, great variety of life mojos

    4Y
  • cam
    cam liked
    La Dolce Vita

    toda marcello yo te perdono que me gorrees

    3M
    giacomo binaco
    giacomo binaco loved
    La Dolce Vita

    Ma che te lo dico a fa

    2Y
    Jack Azzalin
    Jack Azzalin liked
    La Dolce Vita

    Mastroianni mio padre

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  • Zayd Farzad
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    W

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Metacritic

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Based on 13 Critics
8.3

USER SCORE (78)

Universal acclaim based on 78 Reviews
70

The film was hugely successful and widely praised in its time, though it's really nothing more than the old C.B. De Mille formula of titillation and moralizing--Roman orgies and Christian martyrs--with only a fraction of De Mille's showmanship.

Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
100

The movie is made with boundless energy. Fellini stood here at the dividing point between the neorealism of his earlier films (like La Strada) and the carnival visuals of his extravagant later ones (Juliet of the Spirits, Amarcord'').

Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
100

A brilliantly graphic estimation of a whole swath of society in sad decay and, eventually, a withering commentary upon the tragedy of the overcivilized. (Review of Original Release)

Metacritic review by Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
The New York Times

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is La Dolce Vita (1960)?
The movie is 2hr 54min long.
What's La Dolce Vita (1960) about?
A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.
Who's the cast of La Dolce Vita (1960)?
  • Marcello Mastroianni as Marcello Rubini
  • Anita Ekberg as Sylvia
  • Anouk Aimée as Maddalena
  • Yvonne Furneaux as Emma
  • Magali Noël as Fanny
  • Alain Cuny as Steiner
  • Annibale Ninchi as Il padre di Marcello
  • Walter Santesso as Paparazzo
  • Valeria Ciangottini as Paola
  • Riccardo Garrone as Riccardo
Who's the director behind La Dolce Vita (1960)?
Federico Fellini directed La Dolce Vita (1960).
Who produced La Dolce Vita (1960)?
Giuseppe Amato and Angelo Rizzoli produced La Dolce Vita (1960).