La Dolce Vita

La Dolce Vita (1960) is a film directed by Federico Fellini. Usually cited as the film that signals the split between his earlier neo-realist films and his later symbolist period. Lacking traditional plot structure, the film is a series of nights and mornings along the Via Veneto in Rome as seen through the eyes of its main character, a jaded society reporter named Marcello (played by Marcello Mastroianni). Marcello is a man who commits to nothing, as in his dealings with his simple, jealous lover (Yvonne Furneaux), a sophisticated woman (Anouk Aimée) with whom he has an episodic relationship, a beautiful bombshell (Anita Ekberg) whom he follows in her wanderings through Rome (including the notable scene of her night bath in the Fontana di Trevi), and a multitude of other characters that inhabit the Via Veneto. Marcello wants to quit his job as a gossip columnist and become a novelist, but he never seems to be able to concentrate long enough to make any progress on his serious writings.

External links

• South Beach Magazine Article with original cast photos.
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• Photos of Via Veneto and Roma