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Fellini’s critique of postwar Rome and the rise of celebrity culture follows Marcello (Marcello Mastroianni), a tabloid journalist who captures the rich and famous in compromising situations.
As Marcello mingles with Rome’s celebs—landing in the arms of the beautiful Maddalena (Anouk Aimée) and dancing in the Trevi Fountain with the entrancing Sylvia (Anita Ekberg)—he begins to question the shallowness of “the sweet life.” The film was Fellini’s biggest commercial hit and won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design. (174 mins., 4K DCP)
See the complete Retrospective: Federico Fellini lineup.
Feature: “A Hundred Years of Fellini,” Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Feature: “Born 100 Years Ago, Filmmaker Federico Fellini Captured The Messiness of Life,” John Powers, NPR
La dolce vita, image courtesy of Paramount Pictures.
Retrospective: Federico Fellini is part of the Federico Fellini 100 tour, a series of centennial tributes to the director coordinated by Paola Ruggiero and Camilla Cormanni of Luce Cinecittà in Rome.
La dolce vita was digitally restored by restored by L’Immagine Ritrovata and The Film Foundation.
FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY Cardinal Health Kaufman Development
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY Rohauer Collection Foundation
WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY The Wexner Family Greater Columbus Arts Council The Columbus Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Ohio Arts Council American Electric Power Foundation L Brands Foundation Adam Flatto Mary and C. Robert Kidder Bill and Sheila Lambert Institute of Museum and Library Services Nationwide Foundation Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease
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Past Film/Video
La dolce vita
