(Marcello, una vita dolce)

Content: After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) starred in more than 160 films in his nearly half-a-century career. Directors Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri look into the melancholic charm of one of the most famous Italian actors through interviews with his two daughters, Barbara and Chiara; directors Fellini and Luchino Visconti; actresses Claudia Cardinale and Anouk Aimee; and in archival footage of Mastroianni himself. The subject matter ranges from Mastroianni’s passion for kidney-bean pasta and his addiction to the telephone to his famous laziness, humility and talent. Shown in black-and-white, Mastroianni — elegantly holding a cigarette in between his fingers — is undeniably the dandy.

Countries:

Italy

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

98 minutes

Year:

2006

Directors:

Annarosa Morri

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Production companies:

Surf Film,

Orme,

Achab Film,

La7,

Roma Lazio Film Commission

Actors:

Self (archive footage)

Self

Narrator (voice)

Self (archive footage)

Self

Crews:

Director

Director

Cinematography

Cinematography

Music