La Dolce Vita
1960
⏱️ 176 min
📅 Released
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ComedyDrama
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
User Reviews
February 11, 2022
I'll probably be crucified especially given my username and how many love this film, but I found this to be insufferable, borderline pretentious aimless drama (which I generally don't mind, see Lost in Translation, which briefly had a scene from this film) featuring a repugnant main character. Worse, it's nearly 3 hours long. I get what Fellini was going for within the first 35-minutes so I had to sit through the remainder 2+ hours. I kind of really hated this with the only positive thing to say it was shot well and great locations but this is one I will never revisit. **1.5/5**
May 4, 2018
I get it.
But, much like my feelings towards 8½ and its 130 minute exploration of the artistic anxieties clawing at an enormously successful, world-renowned filmmaker: _I just don't care._
Crew
Director
Federico Fellini
Writer
Brunello Rondi, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini
Producer
Franco Magli, Angelo Rizzoli, Giuseppe Amato
Production
Cinecittà Studios, Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Riama Film
Keywords
dying and deathseanewspaperlovesicknesssunriseunsociabilityrome, italyphotographerloss of loved onesadness