La Dolce Vita
(1960)
Directed by Federico
Fellini, written by Federico
Fellini
Capsule
review by Matt Page:
Fellini's acclaimed masterpiece starts with a shot of Jesus leaving
Rome, and goes on to explore the immorality of the upper echelons of
Roman society, as seen through the eyes of Marcello, a newspaper gossip
columnist. Marcello (played by Marcello Mastroianni) is drawn in by
the allure of the life he sees around him, even though he knows the
pointlessness of it all and the damage it causes.
Often seen as Fellini's response to Rosellini's Rome,
Open City, the stunning black and white photography and the
disorienting, surreal feeling he gives to the film makes beautiful,
if challenging, viewing.
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