La Dolce Vita Director: Federico Fellini Italy, 1960, 180 min., 35mm Italian with subtitles Screenings: Saturday, March 20, 12:00 pm The wild nights in Rome, sophisticated European beauties and handsome international playboy Marcello Mastroianni would make this 1960 film a winner all by themselves. But in the hands of master director Federico Fellini, the story of gossip columnist Mastroianni takes on allegorical, lyrical, poetic and, dare we say, Felliniesque dimensions. Glittering parties, flashing paparazzi, bittersweet moments and unforgettable images parade themselves before perpetually hungover Mastroianni as he searches for meaning while chronicling a decadent society that hides its black eyes behind designer sunglasses. The kaleidoscopic Nino Rota score, the clown with the trumpet and of course Anita Ekberg walking into the Trevi fountain. This film was chosen for SDLFF 2004 by Guest Director, Arturo Ripstein.