La dolce vita

LA DOLCE VITA depicts seven days and seven nights in the life of the reporter Marcello Rubini (Marcello Mastroianni), who earns his money working for the tabloid press but fancies himself a serious writer. Told as a series of episodes, the events - his fiancée’s overdose, an encounter with an American film star (Anita Ekberg), a night with the millionaire’s daughter Maddalena (Anouk Aimée), his father’s visit, jet-set parties, a friend’s suicide – bear witness to a busy but ultimately lonely life as part of Rome’s high society. The film was a scandalous success and Mastroianni’s role as Fellini’s alter ego (“It is an autobiography. I am Marcello, from head to toe.”) propelled him to world fame. We will be showing the film with German subtitles on September 8th and with English subtitles on September 29th) (hjf)