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A.k.a.
La Dolce Vita
Year
1960
Runtime
174 min.
Director
Federico Fellini
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Rating *
8.0
Votes *
48,313
Checks
13,477
Favs
1,369
Dislikes
137
Favs/checks
10.2% (1:10)
Favs/dislikes
10:1
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  1. K.'s avatar

    K.

    Too many people are missing the point. The film is a critique of the mainstream world's descent into superficiality, conformity, materialism, and self-indulgence, showcasing this descent through the Hollywood/journalist lifestyles, and hereby also displaying the influence/effect these lifestyles have in our societies. The film brings to awareness the vanity of celebrity culture, and non-judgmentally observes the lives that are lost within the self-indulgence of it. Fellini exposed the lie that the so-called elite lead the perfect life, revealing in truth that the extravagance of their lives is nothing but a façade for their superficiality. Most of all this is a film about self-boredom, lack of satisfaction, and the vain search for satisfaction through conformity and superficial relationships. 7 years 5 months ago
  2. kellyoung's avatar

    kellyoung

    By far the most shamelessly self-indulgent movie I've ever seen. That doesn't make it bad. It's beautifully shot and has some fun moments, but three hours is an awfully long time to watch rich people be capricious. 8 years 8 months ago
  3. fonz's avatar

    fonz

    A critique of a societal group works if the group in question can understand the comments. Here it only feels like they are in on the joke, the rest of us unwashed masses trample over each other to get a piece of a "miracle tree."

    I can appreciate the technical skill on display and the cinematography was good but I feel that people are too afraid of having a dissenting opinion. I understood most of the main points the film was making, I just didn't care. In order for me to sit through an over-long, self-indulgent, jerk-off fest, I have to sympathize with one of the characters, particularly the main one. Marcello wasn't particularly compelling and you never see him actually working (writing; interesting note, when I had the thought of when is he going to actually write something, the very next scene was of him sitting in a cafe failing to writing anything), so his existential crisis, which seems neatly resolved by the end, comes across as tedious.

    There were three stand-out scenes that I enjoyed. The opening sequence with Jesus, Steiner's party monologue and the very last bit with the monster on the beach. More than any other parts, they supported the auteur's vision, however they cannot be viewed in a vacuum and need to be taken in with the drawn-out whole.

    And to think that I put off seeing this for so long, just to have an opportunity to experience it in its intended format, is very anti-climatic.
    8 years 7 months ago
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  3. This movie ranks #11 in Empire's The 100 Best Films of World Cinema
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  5. This movie ranks #25 in Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
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  6. This movie ranks #34 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  7. This movie ranks #42 in IMDb's 1960s Top 50
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  8. This movie ranks #47 in Taschen's 100 All-Time Favorite Movies
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  12. This movie ranks #68 in iCheckMovies's 1960s Top 100
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  13. This movie ranks #70 in Roy Menarini's Il Grande Cinema Italiano
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  15. This movie ranks #227 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  21. This movie ranks #878 in The Criterion Collection
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