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5 Things You May Not Know About Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita,' 51 Years After It Hit U.S. Theaters

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • April 18, 2012 11:00 AM
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51 years ago today, on April 19th 1961, Federico Fellini's masterpiece "La Dolce Vita" arrived in U.S. theaters. The film was already a phenomenon; it had premiered in Italy the previous February, was instantly condemned by the Catholic Church (it was even banned entirely in Spain until 1975), and won the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1960. On its U.S. release, it was widely acclaimed by critics, became a huge box office hit, and picked up four Oscar nominations the following year, including director and screenplay, and won for costume design.
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Martin Scorsese Unveils Restored 'La Dolce Vita' In Rome

  • By Edward Davis
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  • November 2, 2010 2:25 AM
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Is there anything Martin Scorsese can't do? Filmmaker, producer, documentarian, encylopediac cinephile and more recent film preservationist, the Italian American director's passion for cinema knows no bounds and audiences are always on the winning receiving end.
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