I had heard about Fellini and was curious about his films, and I had heard of this movie (but had no idea what it was about.)
Barb's quick interpretation: a playboy lives 'la dolce vita' but is unfulfilled and searches for a meaning to his life.
The playboy in question is Marcello Mastroianni. Apparently this is the movie that brought him into the spotlight. (Although he had done many movies previous to this one.) I have to say, I have a bit of a crush on him after watching him in this film. He played the 'typical' suave Latin lover type.
My trivia for the day: the word paparazzi originated from this film. There is a character in the film that is a tabloid photographer whose name is Paparazzo. Hence...paparazzi. (Didn't know that until after watching the film. It was funny...was watching it and wondering why he was called that, didn't realize it was his actual name. Duh!)
Bottom line, this was a great movie (if not a bit long...almost 3 hours). I get why Fellini is considered a great film maker.
One word to describe 'La Dolce Vita': Fantastico.
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