LA DOLCE VITA-DELUXE COLLECTORS EDITION (DVD/3 DISC/WS/ENG-SP-SUB) DVD

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

Cast Marcello Mastroianni as Marcello Rubini Yvonne Furneaux as Emma Anouk Aimée as Maddalena Anita Ekberg as Sylvia Alain Cuny as Steiner Lex Barker as Robert Annibale Ninchi as Marcello's father Valeria Ciangottini as Paola Walter Santesso as Paparazzo Renee Longanni as Signora Steiner

Crew Piero Gherardi - Costume Designer Federico Fellini - Director Leo Cattozzo - Editor Franco Magli - Executive Producer Nino Rota - Composer (Music Score) Franco Ferrara - Musical Direction/Supervision Otello Fava - Makeup Piero Gherardi - Production Designer Otello Martelli - Cinematographer Angelo Rizzoli - Producer Giuseppe Amato - Producer Pier Paolo Pasolini - Screenwriter Ennio Flaiano - Screenwriter Federico Fellini - Screenwriter Tullio Pinelli - Screenwriter Brunello Rondi - Screenwriter

La Dolce Vita
An international hit, partly due to its then-frank sexuality, La Dolce Vita (1960) marked an artistic turning point in Federico Fellini's career, confirming him as one of the premier filmmakers of international art cinema. Eschewing the remains of his roots in Italian Neo-Realism, Fellini turned tabloid journalist Marcello's day-to-day experiences among the international jet set into a visually flamboyant, Dante-esque odyssey through contemporary Roman decadence. From the surreal opening image of a Christ statue "flying" over Rome by helicopter through Anita Ekberg's frolic in the Trevi Fountain to the final beach scene, Fellini filled his first foray into widescreen photography with evocative imagery juxtaposing ancient Rome with modernity, surface beauty with spiritual desolation. Winner of the 1960 Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, La Dolce Vita became a worldwide critical and financial success, turning Fellini first-timer Marcello Mastroianni into an international star and earning Fellini an Oscar nomination as Best Director. With La Dolce Vita appearing the same year as Michelangelo Antonioni's L'avventura, Fellini joined his compatriot as one of the leading cinematic poets of the modern condition, yet with a visual splendor and affection for the carnivalesque that would distinguish his work for the next decades. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide
 

Brunello Rondi: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Original Screenplay (nominated) Ennio Flaiano: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Original Screenplay (nominated) Federico Fellini: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Director (nominated) Federico Fellini: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Original Screenplay (nominated) Piero Gherardi: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Black and White Art Direction (nominated) Piero Gherardi: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Black and White Costume Design (winner) Tullio Pinelli: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Original Screenplay (nominated)

British Academy of Film and Television, Best British Film (nominated) Cannes Film Festival, Palme d'Or (winner) National Board of Review, Best Foreign Film (nominated) New York Film Critics Circle, Best Foreign Film (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: Italian, English Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: Introduction by noted director Alexander Payne Audio commentary by noted critic & film historian Richard Schickel Fellini TV-collection of never-before-seen Fellini shorts Interviews with Federico Fellini, Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg Cinecitta: The House of Fellini - Musical montage of Fellini's beloved studio Documentary on La Dolce Vita composer Nino Rota Discussion with Fellini's closest friend and colleague, Rinaldo Gelend, on La Dolce Vita themes Footage with the last surviving La Dolce Vita screenwriter, Tullio Pinelli 40 page collector's booklet with essay by Italian cinema and Fellini expert, Peter Bondanella with rare behind-the-scenes photos from the filming of La Dolce Vita Five 5"x7" collectible photographs 11"x17" collectible poster MPAA Rating: DVD Discs Included: 3 DVD Sides: 3 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 174 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- La Dolce Vita 1. Opening Credits [1:35] 2. Christ [2:57] 3. Marcello [4:04] 4. Maddalena [:43] 5. A Woman Like This [3:15] 6. Emma [5:50] 7. Sylvia [4:36] 8. St. Peter's [3:19] 9. Frankie [4:04] 10. Rock and Roll [2:59] 11. Difficult [5:11] 12. A Big Mistake [5:16] 13. Steiner [5:04] 14. The Miracle Field [4:32] 15. The Children [3:59] 16. The Madonna [7:03] 17. A Lovely Home [4:11] 18. Sounds and Sweet Airs [5:25] 19. Work in Peace [2:52] 20. Papa [3:16] 21. Cha-Cha Club [8:16] 22. Fanny [3:23] 23. Stormy Weather [5:08] 24. Bassano di Sutri [:19] 25. Serious Talk [4:22] 26. The Villa [7:59] 27. Disgrace [6:07] 28. Tragedy [2:39] 29. Newfound Freedom [3:15] 30. Riccardo [5:53] 31. Basta [9:19] 32. Monster [5:35] 33. Closing Credits [3:11]