A look at the darkness beneath the seductive lifestyles of romes rich and glamorous, the film follows a notorious celebrity journalist a sublimely cool marcello. The performances are all outstanding but the main credit must be handed to the artist behind it all michelangelo antonioni. I prefer it as an allegory, a cautionary tale of a man without a center. This famed blackandwhite film about the sexual escapades of the early european jet set announced the artistry of italian director federico fellini to american audiences. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Yes, film forums twoweek revival of il maestros groundbreaking work should be considered mandatory attendance anyway, given that this new 35mm restoration is gorgeous.
The 1960 film by federico fellini is named the film that split up his earlier neo. Marcello mastroianni, on the other hand, had to wear a wetsuit beneath his clothes, and even that wasnt enough. I dont want to get into the plot too much, but this film is more about feeling. Antonio barbacane is sent by his wealthy grandfather to rome for trying to corrupt politicians to shift the route of a motorway on their town so to increase the land values. Way better than hollywood, greatest film ever always will be, fellini the greatest. The worlds most talked about movie today an episodic romantic film, built up with many stories instead of one main plot, that ponders the voids and decadence of high society. A tour of romes famous film locations culture trip.
Italian for the sweet life or the good life is a 1960 comedydrama film directed and. On assignment to chronicle the lives of the rich and famous italian aristocracy in a gossip column for a roman newspaper, marcello floats from one fabulous party to the next, meeting all varieties of beautiful, extravagant. Marcello mastroianni stars as eccentric journalist marcello rubini. One, two, three 1961 divorce italian style 1961 boccaccio 70 1962 anita ekberg plays herself after becoming notorious in italy from her role in this film. A spotlight is used to enhance the light of this match, but does not follow the actors movements very closely and gives the illusion away. Eschewing the remains of his roots in italian neorealism, fellini turned tabloid journalist marcellos daytoday experiences among the international jet set into a. Italian for the sweet life or the good life is a 1960 comedydrama film directed and cowritten by federico fellini. Balanced betwixt melancholic wisdom and whimsy, the film and the score are two of those cosmic jewels that mark some peoples lives, and they will bethe first to tell you about it. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. A classic film and upon its first night out a scandal. A remarkable artistic achievement, this is not a typical art film, it has fellinis trademark jovial humor, and no matter how dark, emerges as a truly entertaining work.
It would have been quite beautiful to have seen this film when it came out, but even after all these years the themes still resonate as true. The sweet life italian film, released in 1960, that was widely hailed as one of the most important ever made and the first of several acclaimed collaborations between director federico fellini and actor marcello mastroianni, who came to represent the directors alter. The film follows marcello rubini marcello mastroianni, a journalist writing for gossip magazines, over seven days and nights on his journey through the. The famous scene in the trevi fountain was shot over a week in march, when nights were still cold. When a famous film star comes to rome, he does everything he can to meet her, and when he does, he is totally.
Best milf blowjob ever provided by topheavy cock sucker vittoria dolce. Real is his father, played with heart breaking resignation by annibale ninchi or the suicide of his close friend, the intellectual played by alain cuny. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The film was also a touchstone for ebert, in how his perspective of the movie and his life changes as time passes by, giving. This intriguing soundtrack was actually a popular lp in its own right throughout the 60s, and were lucky to have the cam series of rota film scores though all of them could use a sonic upgrade. Italian film director federico fellini is famed for his depiction of both the beautiful and ugly sides of rome during its heyday of the 50s and 60s, when the glamorous set would hang out in the glitzy bars and restaurants of via veneto. A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering paparazzo journalist living in rome.
Goofs in the castle, marcello lights a match to view some ancestral paintings. According to federico fellini in an interview with costanzo costantini, anita ekberg stood in the cold water in her dress for hours without any trouble. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1961. His native rimini and characters like saraghina the devil herself said the priests who ran his school and the gambettola farmhouse of his paternal grandmother would be remembered in several films.
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