La Dolce Vita (1961) - Quotes

The Roman Scandals: Truth and Shock Await

Taglines: The Roman Scandals - Bound to shock with its truth!

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The Most Discussed Film of Today

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A Candid Look at La Dolce Vita

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The Essence of The Sweet Life

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Enduring Appeal of La Dolce Vita

Quotes: [[Citizen Kane|Kane; [Nino Rota] 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).

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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.

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The Essence of Love in Life

Journalist: What do you think you like most in life?

Sylvia: [[Love] I like lots of things. But there are three things I like most. ], love and love.

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Forecasting a Future of Moral Decline

Transvestite: By 1965 there'll be total depravity. How squalid everything will be.

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Balancing Tomorrow's Thoughts with Today's Life

Iris Tree: We must all think about tomorrow, but without forgetting to live today.

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Embracing Passion Over Indifference

Iris Tree: The great thing is to burn, and not to freeze.

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The Three Great Escapes of Life

Iris Tree: [The three great escapes—smoking, drinking, bed.] Le tre grandi evasioni -- fume, bere, letto.

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The Value of Freedom in Relationships

Laura: [to Marcello] Stay free, available, like me. Never get married. Never choose. Even in love, it's better to be chosen.

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Desire for intimacy and comfort in home

Emma: Come home, I'll make Ravioli! I want to make love!

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Confrontation of Disrespect and Cowardice

Emma: [to Paparazzo] 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!

Understanding Love and Happiness in Relationships

Steiner: [to Emma] The day you understand that you love Marcello more than he does, you'll be happy.

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 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.

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.

Rejection of Maternal Love and Conformity

Marcello Rubini: [to Emma] 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!

The Essence of Womanhood in Creation

Marcello Rubini: [to Sylvia] 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.