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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 95/100. Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 98% of the 425 1960s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 54m.
Synopsis
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic95/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
2,068 audience votes
Key crew
- Nino RotaOriginal Music Composer
- Brunello RondiScreenplay
- Pier Paolo PasoliniScreenplay
- Federico FelliniDirector
- Federico FelliniScreenplay
- Ennio FlaianoScreenplay
- Tullio PinelliScreenplay
Cast
- Marcello MastroianniMarcello Rubini
- Anita EkbergSylvia
- Anouk AiméeMaddalena
- Yvonne FurneauxEmma
- Magali NoëlFanny
- Alain CunySteiner
- Annibale NinchiMarcello's father
- Walter SantessoPaparazzo
- Valeria CiangottiniPaola
- Riccardo GarroneRiccardo
- Ida GalliDebutante of the year
- Audrey McDonaldJane
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The Best Movies of 1960
La Dolce Vita is #3 of 60
