Review of La Dolce Vita (1960) by Darwin F — 18 Jan 2009
I got this movie only after my second viewing. What at first seemed like loosely connected episodes, suddenly stood out as a beautifully wrought portrait of a man who has given up his ambitions and a society caught up in the vacuousness of modern life.
Marcello Mastroianni is superb as a suave journalist, whose desire to write serious literature tragically succumbs to the irresistable attraction of the sweet life of fashion, pleasure and excess in boom-time Rome.
The imagery is precise and poetic. Who could forget the second coming of Christ's statue, or Anita Ekberg's dance in the Trevi fountain? If you give yourself over to Fellini's mastery of the small moment, this film will touch you and leave a lasting impression.
A masterpiece with a well-deserved reputation.
This review of La Dolce Vita (1960) was written by Darwin F on 18 Jan 2009.
La Dolce Vita has generally received very positive reviews.
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