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Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children Movie Release: 1960 DVD Release: 09/21/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, Italian Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 2 hrs 54 mins Studio: Koch Lorber Films Members Wishing: 24 Genres: Comedy Drama, Satire, Ensemble Film, Urban Comedy, Media Satire See Also: La Dolce Vita [Deluxe Collector's Edition], La Dolce Vita

In one of the most widely seen and acclaimed European movies of the 1960s, Federico Fellini featured Marcello Mastrioanni as gossip columnist Marcello Rubini. Having left his dreary provincial existence behind, Marcello wanders through an ultra-modern, ultra-sophisticated, ultra-decadent Rome. He yearns to write seriously, but his inconsequential newspaper pieces bring in more money, and he's too lazy to argue with this setup. He attaches himself to a bored socialite (Anouk Aimée), whose search for thrills brings them in contact with a bisexual prostitute. The next day, Marcello juggles a personal tragedy (the attempted suicide of his mistress (Yvonne Furneaux)) with the demands of his profession (an interview with none-too-deep film star Anita Ekberg). Throughout his adventures, Marcello's dreams, fantasies, and nightmares are mirrored by the hedonism around him. With a shrug, he concludes that, while his lifestyle is shallow and ultimately pointless, there's nothing he can do to change it and so he might as well enjoy it. Fellini's hallucinatory, circus-like depictions of modern life first earned the adjective "Felliniesque" in this celebrated movie, which also traded on the idea of Rome as a hotbed of sex and decadence. A huge worldwide success, La Dolce Vita won several awards, including a New York Film Critics CIrcle award for Best Foreign Film and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Marcello Mastroianni - Marcello Rubini
Yvonne Furneaux - Emma
Anouk Aimée - Maddalena
Anita Ekberg - Sylvia
Alain Cuny - Steiner
Lex Barker - Robert

Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita stands as one of the most revered films in the history of cinema. This fantastic two-disc set offers a great package for any film enthusiast. The movie is presented in an anamorphic widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio. Italian and English soundtracks are accessible, as are English or Spanish subtitles. Supplemental materials include a commentary track recorded by film critic Richard Schickel, an introduction to the film by director Alexander Payne, a collection of Fellini-directed short films, new and old interviews with the cast and crew, biographies of the cast and crew, and a before and after look at the restoration process performed on the film. This is an outstanding release that is highly recommended. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide