The bulk of Fellini's film is nostalgic rather than critical. The sweet life is full of individual sparse emotions. The sensual life is more of an instant intoxication, an instant detachment. Such as the famous play in the hot spring. Therefore, from this perspective, Fellini's greatness lies in the sadness in his heart, the fragments of the flowing stream of consciousness, and the moments of life that he has captured while enjoying the time and being isolated from it.
Marcelo in the film has a certain neutrality, and his personality strays from the edge of the film, ambiguous. It clearly shows the wandering of the director's inner projection, the contradiction between spirit and body, rationality and indulgence.
Overall, if you want to know Fellini, the Dolce Vita is a must-see masterpiece
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