La dolce vita/The Sweet Life
Director: Federico Fellini
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni - Marcello Rubini
Yvonne Furneaux - Emma; Anouk Aimée - Maddalena
Anita Ekberg - Sylvia; Alain Cuny - Steiner
Lex Barker – Robert
Color: Black & White Genre: Comedy / Satire / Urban
Italian / French Produced in 1960 Duration: 174 minutes
Synopsis:
Federico Fellini tells the story of the gossip reporter Marcello Rubini, played by Marcello Mastrioanni, in this most widely circulated and sought-after European film of the '60s. Marcello abandoned the dull provincial life and lingered in the ultra-modern, ultra-sophisticated, ultra-decadent Rome. He aspires to be a serious writer, but the nonsense of his column brings him more income, and he is too lazy to fight this arrangement of life. He flirts with a bored socialite (Anouk Aimée, played), who is even more keen on arousal, and together they find a bisexual prostitute (Adriana Moneta). The next day, Marcello suffers a personal tragedy (the mistress (Yvonne Furneaux) attempts suicide) due to professional needs (interviewing the sexy movie star, Anita Ekberg, )). In Marcello's adventures, dreams, fantasies, and nightmares are constantly intertwined in his enjoyment. However, he could only shrug his shoulders and admit that even though his life was shallow and purposeless, he was still powerless to change, and could only take it easy. Fellini's hallucinatory and vaudeville portrayal of modern life in this film earned him the term "Felliniesque". Rome is portrayed as a hotbed of sex and decadence. La Dolce Vita was a huge success around the world, winning several awards, including the New York Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Awards:
1960 British Academy Awards, Federico Fellini, "Best British Film"
1960 Cannes Film Festival, "Palme d'Or"
1961 Academy Award, Piero Gherardi Nominated for "Best Black and White Art Direction"
1961 Academy Award, Piero Gherardi won "Best Black and White Costume Design"
1961 Academy Award, Federico Fellini was nominated for "Best Director"
1961 Academy Award, Tullio Pinelli was nominated for "Best Original Screenplay"
1961 Academy Award, Brunello Rondi was nominated for "Best Original Screenplay"
1961 Academy Award, Ennio Flaiano was nominated for "Best Original Screenplay" Nominated for
the 1961 Academy Award, Federico Fellini was nominated for the "Best Original Screenplay Award" and was nominated for the "Best Foreign Language Film" by
the National Board of Review in
1961. 1961 won the "Best Foreign Language Film Award" by the New York Film Critics Association
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