Anita Ekberg (1931-2015) La Dolce Vita 60th Anniversary
Promised I'd share this when I got it finished. A bit of fun I put together for the occasion. She doesn't get a lot of praise for most of the 70-odd films she did during her lengthy career, but she had her moment with this one. Thanks again to Stirchley for clarification of the title. From the description:
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Anita Ekberg and La Dolce Vita. A famous and unique performance from the Swedish film star released in 1960. Highly praised worldwide by critics and audiences alike, the actress' iconic scene in Rome's Fontana di Trevi continues to stand out as one of the most imaginative and stylish images in the history of movies. Principally shot in Rome and led by the famous Italian director Federico Fellini, the film gained its reputation as a masterpiece and one of the greatest of Italian cinema.
The film follows the story of journalist Marcello Rubini, played by Marcello Mastroianni, as he observes the eccentric world around him of the cultural elite, whilst searching for meaning in his own life and work. Through this he meets Sylvia Rank, a stylish and famous Swedish-American actress visiting Rome, played by Anita Ekberg. Sylvia tours Rome in a whirlwind of exuberance and commotion surrounded by Paparazzi. Marcello, fascinated and drawn by her surreal beauty, follows her throughout his day and night. Sylvia is dreamlike, mystical and enticing. The actress said of the role: "I could have played the part blind-folded".
Fellini said of his casting of Anita Ekberg for the part of Sylvia: "I needed someone who was almost a caricature of Venus, who could bring out the humour of the situation between the sexes". And that she: "...so strongly incarnates one side of woman's nature, although she revealed another side in La Dolce Vita, that of the child within the mature female. There is a child within each of us, of course, but Anitona's child is nearer to the surface".
The 60th anniversary of Anita Ekberg and La Dolce Vita. A classic and memorable role from one of the cinema's most glamourous performers.
English subtitles available
Best viewed @ 1080p
Promised I'd share this when I got it finished. A bit of fun I put together for the occasion. She doesn't get a lot of praise for most of the 70-odd films she did during her lengthy career, but she had her moment with this one. Thanks again to Stirchley for clarification of the title. From the description:
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Anita Ekberg and La Dolce Vita. A famous and unique performance from the Swedish film star released in 1960. Highly praised worldwide by critics and audiences alike, the actress' iconic scene in Rome's Fontana di Trevi continues to stand out as one of the most imaginative and stylish images in the history of movies. Principally shot in Rome and led by the famous Italian director Federico Fellini, the film gained its reputation as a masterpiece and one of the greatest of Italian cinema.
The film follows the story of journalist Marcello Rubini, played by Marcello Mastroianni, as he observes the eccentric world around him of the cultural elite, whilst searching for meaning in his own life and work. Through this he meets Sylvia Rank, a stylish and famous Swedish-American actress visiting Rome, played by Anita Ekberg. Sylvia tours Rome in a whirlwind of exuberance and commotion surrounded by Paparazzi. Marcello, fascinated and drawn by her surreal beauty, follows her throughout his day and night. Sylvia is dreamlike, mystical and enticing. The actress said of the role: "I could have played the part blind-folded".
Fellini said of his casting of Anita Ekberg for the part of Sylvia: "I needed someone who was almost a caricature of Venus, who could bring out the humour of the situation between the sexes". And that she: "...so strongly incarnates one side of woman's nature, although she revealed another side in La Dolce Vita, that of the child within the mature female. There is a child within each of us, of course, but Anitona's child is nearer to the surface".
The 60th anniversary of Anita Ekberg and La Dolce Vita. A classic and memorable role from one of the cinema's most glamourous performers.
English subtitles available
Best viewed @ 1080p