Review of La Dolce Vita (1960) by Matt M — 30 Jan 2013
One of Fellini's masterpieces, as well as one of the greatest cinematic experiences of all time. Fellini turns a portrait of the sweet life of shamelessness into an epic, with its majestic cinematography and successions of adventures of a journalist played by Marcello Mastroianni for whom every night is a new adventure with a new girl to fall helplessly in love with, new delirious parties filled with lots of different interesting people, and yet every morning waking up feeling disoriented and empty.
Set in a Rome on the verge of an economic boom, this representation of wealthy and thoughtless debauchery is filled with images and symbolisms of religion hinting at salvation contrasting with the attraction and sinful lust of the vivid nightlife.
Everything about this film is striking from the gorgeous sets, to the gripping and unpredictable stories with a timeless and prophetic appeal. Some scenes are particularly memorable, like the Trevi Fountain scene, and Mastroianni plays iconically and with great charisma the part of Federico Fellini's very own alter ego.
This review of La Dolce Vita (1960) was written by Matt M on 30 Jan 2013.
La Dolce Vita has generally received very positive reviews.
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