La dolce vita

La dolce vita

A philosophical mural about the Roman elite of the 50s. The main character is journalist and writer Marcello, who is torn between the desire to be a part of the urban bohemia and his feelings for his friend Emma, ​​who offers him home comfort and peace. The peak of the hero's throwing occurs after the death of his close friend Steiner, who committed suicide. Marcello rushes from one corner to another, which leads to a catharsis that never happened and disappointment in himself. Read more The personality of Federico Fellini embodies a small era in the history of Italian cinema. Repeatedly shooting films that sooner or later become masterpieces of world cinema, he is a master of poetic cinema. Along with his film "8 ½", the film "Sweet Life" is the most famous work of this director, which consists of a complex compositional structure of symbolism and the author's vision of the director. Even before the main filming, they thought of taking the American actor Paul Newman for the role of Marcello, but after some deliberation, Fellini still refused this candidacy and took the lead role of the actor Marcello Mastroianni, who is no less famous in his homeland. The director explained his decision by the fact that he saw an ordinary, not very recognizable face in the main character. After this decision, Dino De Laurentiis, one of the most popular producers whose name is known all over the world, left the project. While painting the story of "Sweet Life", Federico Fellini in the image of Marcello played both some personal traits of his character (which can sometimes be seen in his films) and a part of the actor himself, Mastroianni. The tape reflects not only the hero's search for himself, but also the real situation in the Beaumond society at that time, which was experiencing an "economic miracle". Upon its release, "Sweet Life" received an Oscar and a Cannes branch, and in 1975 it was banned for some time from showings in Spain.