La dolce vita
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Fellini, Federico, screenwriter,
Amato, Giuseppe, 1899-1964, film producer.
Flaiano, Ennio, 1910-1972 screenwriter.
Pinelli, Tullio, screenwriter.
Rondi, Brunello, screenwriter.
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (174 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out insert. 
Status
Southside - Media
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014].
Edition
DVD edition.
Language
ita
UPC
715515129015

Notes

General Note
Widescreen (2.35:1).
General Note
Originally released as an Italian motion picture in 1960.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1. New 4k digital restoration by the Film Foundation -- Disc 2. The eye & the beholder (new visual essay by filmmaker :: kogonada that explores the film's mobile camera); Federico Fellini (1965 interview conducted by Irving R. Levine for NBC News, Fellini discusses his dislike of discussing or analyzing his own films, the work of other directors, the ideal circumstances for making a film and his approach to collaboration); Lina Wertmüller (new interview with film director and Fellini collaborator Lina Wertmüller); David Forgacs (new interview with scholar David Forgacs about the film); Antonello Sarno (new interview with Italian journalist Antonello Sarno about the film, with focus on fashions depicted in the film); Marcello Mastroianni (1963 audio interview with the actor by film historian Gideon Bachmann, discusses the film and Mastroianni's relationship with the director); Felliniana (photo gallery of La dolce vita ephemera from the collection of Don Young) -- Fold-out : Tuxedos at dawn / an essay by critic Gary Giddins.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Otello Martelli ; editor, Leo Cattozzo ; music by Nino Rota ; musical director, Franco Ferrara ; executive producer, Franco Magli ; production designer and costume designer, Piero Gherardi.
Participants/Performers
Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimee, Yvonne Furneaux, Magali Noel, Alain Cuny, Annibale Ninchi, Walter Santesso, Valeria Ciangottini, Riccardo Garrone, Ida Galli, Audrey McDonald, Polidor, Alain Dijon, Enzo Cerusico, Giulio Paradisi, Enzo Doria, Enrico Glori, Adriana Moneta, Massimo Busetti, Mino Doro, Giulio Girola, Laura Betti, Nico Otzak, Domino, Carlo Musto, Lex Barker, Jacques Sernas, Nadia Gray.
Description
The biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, the film rocketed Federico Fellini to international mainstream success, ironically, by offering a damning critique of the culture of stardom. A look at the darkness beneath the seductive lifestyles of Rome's rich and glamorous; the film follows a notorious celebrity journalist during a hectic week spent on the peripheries of the spotlight.
System Details
DVD format, NTSC, region 1, monaural, widescreen 2.35:1, 16x9 presentation.
Language
Italian dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Awards
Winner, 1960 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or: Federico Fellini; 1960 ; David di Donatello Awards Migliore Regista (Best Director): Federico Fellini ; Academy Award, 1961 Best Costume Design, Piero Gherardi.

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