Marcello, una vita dolce

Overview

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.

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Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

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Anouk Aimée

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Sergio Castellitto

Narrator (voice)

Ursula Andress

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Claudia Cardinale

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Lina Wertmüller

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Barbara Mastroianni

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Chiara Mastroianni

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Ettore Scola

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Mario Monicelli

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