La Dolce Vita (1960)

Plot Summary

The marvelous 60s masterpiece of Federico Fellini´s most rewarded film. Starring the astounding Marcello Mastroianni, it tells the story about a paparazzi journalist searching for the most juicy celebrity photo of the year. Going from party to party, he ends up learning that Sylvia (Anita Ekberg), an incredible movie diva, is coming to Rome. And so it begins, a memorable chase through night partys in the city with the elite of Italian society. A prove of the tricky circus that life is, a movie that stays alive forever.

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Certification

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Awards

Academy Awards, USA (1962)

Oscar 1962

Nominated

Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen

Federico Fellini Tullio Pinelli Ennio Flaiano Brunello Rondi

Oscar 1962

Nominated

Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White

Piero Gherardi

Oscar 1962

Winner

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White

Piero Gherardi

BAFTA Awards (1961)

BAFTA Film Award 1961

Nominated

Best Film from any Source

Federico Fellini

Cannes Film Festival (1960)

Palme d'Or 1960

Winner

Palme d'Or

Federico Fellini