Marcello, una vita dolce

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.

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni Self (archive footage) Anouk Aimée Self Sergio Castellitto Narrator (voice) Ursula Andress Self (archive footage) Claudia Cardinale Self Lina Wertmüller Self

Barbara Mastroianni Self

Chiara Mastroianni Self Ettore Scola Self Mario Monicelli Self Luchino Visconti Self (archive footage) Giuseppe Rotunno Self

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