Synopsis: Director Federico Fellini's portrait of a hedonistic 20th century Rome centers on a handsome journalist (Marcello Mastroianni) in constant pursuit of the extravagant, the sensational, and the absurd, who works for a scandal sheet and becomes intimately involved with the decadent high-society individuals his publication so often maligns. The immoral lifestyles he witnesses nearly paralyze him with shock and outrage, yet he struggles with his complicity.

Director: Federico Fellini

Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimee, Anita Ekberg, Yvonne Furneaux

Theatrical Release Date: 3 February 1960

Language: Italian (closed captioned)

Subtitles: English, Spanish

Screen Format: Widescreen

Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1

Run Time: 174 minutes (3 discs)

Disc 1: La Dolce Vita

Special Features:

• Introduction: Alexander Payne - Acclaimed Film Director
• Audio Commentary: Richard Schickel - Film Historian/Film Critic

Disc 2: Bonus Material

• Music Video: Cinecitta: The House Of Fellini - Musical Montage of Fellini's Beloved Studio
• Interviews:
  1. Marcello Mastroianni - Actor
     Anita Eckberg - Actor
  2. Fellini, Roma And Cinecitta - Interview with Fellini
• Featurette:
  1. Restoration Demo
  2. Fellini Shorts
• Photo Galleries
• Biographies
• Filmographies

Disc 3: Bonus Material

• Interviews: Anita Eckberg (2004)
• Documentary: Nono Rota - Composer on La Dolce Vita
• Featurette:
  1. Marcello Mastroianni - Star (Speaking About La Dolce Vita On French Television in 1960)
  2. Discussion with Fellini's Closest Friend and Colleague Rinaldo Gelend on La Dolce Vita Themes
  3. Footage with the Last Surviving La Dolce Vita Screenwriter - Tullio Pinelli

Additional Products:

• 11x7 Collectable Poster
• 40 Page Collector's Book with Essay by Italian Cinema and Fellini Expert Peter Bondanella
• Collectible 5x7 Photographs

Distributor: eOne Vision (741952305194; 2-disc version: 741952301295)

See also:

Discography

Filmography

Sheet Music