Federico Fellini’s most famous masterpiece, “La Dolce Vita“, turns 50 this year, making more than just the expression famous.
This legendary piece of Italian cinema is known around the world for its scenes of excess, seeing Anita Ekberg in the Trevi fountain through the eyes of Marcello Mastroianni, among other scenes from the film.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of La Dolce Vita, and to appreciate even more the importance of this film, we should check out the Museo Nazionale del Cinema Italiano in Turin, and the photographic exhibition “Gli anni della Dolce Vita”.
On display are precious pictures from the set of the film, from photographers Marcello Geppetti and Arturo Zavattini, open until March 21st, 2010.
Geppetti produced photos of Rome, while Zavattini (film operator for Fellini and son of the famous producer of some of Rimini Cesare’s scenes), produced photos of the set itself.
The amazing scenes of Rome of the late 50’s and the set are accompanied by two essays from Tullio Kezich and Rocco Moliterni.