

La Dolce Vita
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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.
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8.0/10
2,095 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $19.6M
- Language
- German
- dying and death
- sea
- newspaper
- lovesickness
- sunrise
- unsociability
- rome, italy
- photographer
- loss of loved one
- sadness
- night life
- fountain
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Behind the camera
Director
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Produced in
Italy, France
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR19 Apr 1961
- TheatricalNRRe-release23 Jul 2004
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A19 Apr 1961
- Theatrical(re-release)17 Dec 2004
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical24 Aug 1960
- TheatricalM5 Jan 1989
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical15 Mar 1961
BelgiumBE
- PremiereALGent International Film Festival - restored version 19 Oct 2014
BrazilBR
- Theatrical26 Apr 1961
- Theatrical14FJ CINES mj.gov.br10 Sept 2015
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical (limited)15+Film clubs only25 Sept 2003
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical158 Jul 1960
- Theatrical15(re-release)31 Jul 1961
- Theatrical15(re-release)8 Mar 1964
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-72 Sept 1960
FranceFR
- TheatricalTPVisa CNC 2198111 May 1960
- Theatrical(re-release)22 Dec 1996
- Theatrical(re-release)12 Oct 2006
- Theatrical(re-release) (restored version)16 Jul 2014
- Digital / OTTFrance•tv17 May 2026
- TVFrance•317 May 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1221 Jun 1960
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1318 Apr 1961
- Theatrical(DVD premiere)24 Feb 2003
- Digital / OTT29 Aug 2019
- Theatrical (limited)Re-Issue26 Sept 2024
Frequently asked questions
La Dolce Vita was released on 5 February 1960.
Audience reviews
2- T5/10
tmdb47633491
5/4/2018
I get it. But, much like my feelings towards 8½ and its 130 minute exploration of the artistic anxieties clawing at an enormously successful, world-renowned filmmaker: _I just don't care._
- J3/10
JPV852
2/11/2022
I'll probably be crucified especially given my username and how many love this film, but I found this to be insufferable, borderline pretentious aimless drama (which I generally don't mind, see Lost in Translation, which briefly had a scene from this film) featuring a repugnant main character. Worse, it's nearly 3 hours long. I get what Fellini was going for within the first 35-minutes so I had to sit through the rem…
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