The perfumed sinners and decadent saints… The pampered playthings of the jet set who live from night to night what they call “sweet life.”
A jaded gossip journalist drifts through Rome’s high society, chasing fleeting pleasures and elusive meaning. As he navigates encounters with movie stars, intellectuals, and aristocrats, his life becomes a series of decadent nights and disillusioned mornings. Beneath the glamour, he wrestles with existential emptiness and a yearning for genuine connection.
Selected disc options for La Dolce Vita
| Extras | Paramount BD-A/US 2022 | Criterion BD-A/US 2020 | Criterion BD-A/US/OOP 2014 | Koch Lorber DVD-0/US/OOP 2005 | Koch Lorber DVD-0/US/OOP 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Richard Schickel | has extra | has extra | |||
| Introduction by Martin Scorsese | has extra | ||||
| Introduction by Alexander Payne | has extra | has extra | |||
| Composer Nino Rota | has extra | ||||
| Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember | has extra | ||||
| Once Upon a Time: “La Dolce Vita” | has extra | ||||
| Cinecittà: The House of Fellini - Musical Montage | has extra | has extra | |||
| The Eye & The Beholder - Video Essay by ::kogonada | has extra | has extra | |||
| Fellini, Roma and Cinecittà - Interview with Director Federico Fellini | has extra | has extra | |||
| Remembering the Sweet Life - Interviews with Actors Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg | has extra | has extra | |||
| Second Look - Interview with Director Federico Fellini | has extra | ||||
| Archival Interview with Actor Marcello Mastroianni | has extra | ||||
| Archival Interview with Director Federico Fellini [Criterion] | has extra | ||||
| Archival Interview with Director Federico Fellini [Koch Lorber] | has extra | ||||
| Interview with Actress Anita Ekberg | has extra | ||||
| Interview with Antonello Sarno | has extra | has extra | |||
| Interview with David Forgacs | has extra | has extra | |||
| Interview with Donald Sutherland on Federico Fellini | has extra | ||||
| Interview with Lina Wertmüller | has extra | has extra | |||
| Interview with Rinaldo Gelend | has extra | ||||
| Archival Audio Interview with Actor Marcello Mastroianni | has extra | ||||
| Fellini TV - Short Films | has extra | has extra | |||
| Footage of Co-Writer Tullio Pinelli | has extra | ||||
| Restoration Demonstration | has extra | has extra | |||
| Felliniana - Stills Gallery | has extra | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery | has extra | has extra | |||
| Biographies | has extra | has extra |
Notes
- Criterion’s 2020 Blu-ray is included in the “Essential Fellini” box set. It includes an 84-page booklet (“Guide to the Films”) and a 156-page booklet (“Essential Fellini Essays”).
- Criterion’s 2014 Blu-ray includes a foldout booklet with writing by Gary Giddins (“Tuxedos at Dawn”).
- Koch Lorber’s 2005 “Deluxe Collector’s Edition” DVD includes a 40-page booklet with writing by Peter Bondanella, 5 art cards, and a foldout poster.
- Koch Lorber’s 2004 “2-Disc Collector’s Edition” DVD includes an 8-page booklet with writing by Dennis Bartok.
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