Sorrentino, "The Great Beauty", 2013
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
La Dolce Vita
Fellini's famous La Dolce Vita provides extravagant visual insight on the alternative Italian lifestyle during the late 1950s/early 60s. However, I wonder how sweet protagonist Marcello actually considers his life to be. This skepticism is noticeable when he spends an evening with his father, whom he has had minimal relation with growing up. Marcello wants his father to spend more time with him, but even after momentarily falling ill, his dad decides to return home. Marcello's father lives a life that seems similar to his. He drinks, he dances, and he enjoys women. But Marcello's realization that his relationship with his father is the cost of his dad's lifestyle may lead him to second guess himself.
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I agree with the scene about Marcello’s father being very powerful. To me the whole movie seems like a testament to the attitudes of different people throughout Italy after the war. Focusing particularly on the lifestyles of the famous and rich, those attitudes were extravagant and seemingly careless. People spent their time doing nothing but drinking, dancing, eating and have little to no responsibility. It reminded me a lot of a visual adaptation of a Hemingway novel, and it makes me wonder if Felini drew any inspiration from his literature.
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