The Sweet Life

La dolce vita, feature film, humorous drama, Italy, France, 1960

DIRECTED BY: Federico Fellini

The Sweet Life

CAST:
Marcello Mastroianni (Marcello Rubini),
Anita Ekberg (Sylvia),
Anouk Aimée (Maddalena),
Yvonne Furneaux (Emma),
Alain Cuny (Steiner)

SCRIPT:
Federico Fellini,
Ennio Flaiano,
Tullio Pinelli,
Brunello Rondi,
Pier Paolo Pasolini

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Otello Martelli

MUSIC:
Nino Rota

EDITING:
Leo Catozzo

Synopsis:
We follow seven days in the life of Marcello, a columnist for a gossip newspaper who wants to become a serious writer but hasn’t got the strength to do it. Instead he lives a decadent life in Rome and has superficial relationships with the members of the elite. Meanwhile, he neglects his lover Emma and eventually she tries to commit suicide.

b/w, 174'

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