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La Dolce Vita Quotes

"The world’s most talked about movie today!"

NR 1961 · 2h 54m
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80
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20 quotes
The Three Great Escapes of Life
Iris Tree Le tre grandi evasioni -- fume, bere, letto.
[The three great escapes—smoking, drinking, bed.]
Enduring Appeal of La Dolce Vita
Quotes I'll ask myself: What is my favorite film? Or I'll skew the question slightly: What film would I most like to see again right now? The answer would not be "]." … Right now, this moment, the answer that would spring most quickly to mind is Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" (1960). I've seen it, oh, at least 25 times, maybe more. It doesn't get old for me. Age has not withered, not custom staled, its infinite variety. I've grown so worked up just writing this paragraph that I want to slide in the DVD and start watching immediately. … I might add that it is one of the most visually fluid movies ever made, a movie that approaches music in its rushing passion, not simply because ]'s score is one of the best ever recorded, but because the characters seem to move with music within them (joyful, lustful, exciting, doubtful, sad).
[[Citizen Kane|Kane; [Nino Rota]
Lost Ambitions and Time's Passage
Marcello Rubini I'm wasting time. I won't manage anything anymore. Once I had ambitions, but maybe I'm losing everything. I forgot everything.
Balancing Tomorrow's Thoughts with Today's Life
Iris Tree We must all think about tomorrow, but without forgetting to live today.
Transcending Passions for Timeless Love
Steiner We must get beyond passions, like a great work of art. In such miraculous harmony. We should love each other outside of time... detached.
The Essence of Womanhood in Creation
Marcello Rubini You are everything... everything! You are the first woman on the first day of creation. You are mother, sister, lover, friend, angel, devil, earth, home.
[to Sylvia]
Rejection of Maternal Love and Conformity
Marcello Rubini A man who agrees to live like this is a finished man, he's nothing but a worm! I don't believe in your aggressive, sticky, maternal love! I don't want it, I have no use for it! This isn't love, it's brutalization!
[to Emma]
The Essence of The Sweet Life
Taglines The Sweet Life.
Embracing Passion Over Indifference
Iris Tree The great thing is to burn, and not to freeze.
A Candid Look at La Dolce Vita
Taglines The film that shocked the critics...uncut, uncensored for all to see!
Confrontation of Disrespect and Cowardice
Emma How can you be this way? It's not possible to be like you! Hyenas! You're worse than hyenas! You don't respect anyone! You make me sick! Cowards!
[to Paparazzo]
The Value of Freedom in Relationships
Laura Stay free, available, like me. Never get married. Never choose. Even in love, it's better to be chosen.
[to Marcello]
Understanding Love and Happiness in Relationships
Steiner The day you understand that you love Marcello more than he does, you'll be happy.
[to Emma]
The Essence of Love in Life
Journalist What do you think you like most in life?
Sylvia I like lots of things. But there are three things I like most. ], love and love.
[[Love]
Desire for intimacy and comfort in home
Emma Come home, I'll make Ravioli! I want to make love!
Forecasting a Future of Moral Decline
Transvestite By 1965 there'll be total depravity. How squalid everything will be.
Sleep Preferences and Personal Choices
Journalist How do you sleep, with pajamas or nightgown?
Sylvia Neither. I sleep only in 2 drops of French perfume.
The Dangers of a Sheltered Existence
Steiner Don't be like me. Salvation doesn't lie within four walls. I'm too serious to be an amateur, but not enough to be a professional. Even the most miserable life is better than a sheltered existence in an organized society where everything is calculated and perfected.
The Roman Scandals: Truth and Shock Await
Taglines The Roman Scandals - Bound to shock with its truth!
The Most Discussed Film of Today
Taglines The world's most talked about movie today!