La Dolce Vita

One of Italian directing great Federico Fellini's most celebrated works, La Dolce Vita was controversial at the time of it release for its depiction of decadence in late- 1950s Rome. The picture won Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards and also took home awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the New York Film Critics Circle¹

Fast Facts

1. Release date: 1960
2. Director: Federico Fellini
3. Screenwriters: Ennio Flaiano, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Tullio Pinelli, Franco Magli
4. Producer: Giuseppe Amato
5. Distributor: Koch-Lorber Films
6. MPAA rating: Not rated
7. Run time: 180 minutes
8. Awards: Cannes Film Festival (Gold Palm); Oscars (Best Costume Design, Best Foreign Language Film)²
9. Nominated for four Oscars total²
10. Wasn't released in Spain until 1981 because of perceived obscenity³
11. "Paparazzo" character thought to have inspired the term "paparazzi" in the English language²

Cast

• Marcello Mastroianni: Marcello Rubini
• Walter Santesso: Paparazzo, the photographer
• Anouk Aimee: Maddalena
• Adriana Moneta: Prostitute
• Yvonne Furneaux: Emma, Marcelo's mistress
• Anita Ekberg: Sylvia, a Hollywood star

Related Pages on Mahalo

Federico Fellini | Paparazzi | Cannes Film Festival | Rome | Italy | Marcello Mastroianni | Anita Ekberg

Categories