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La Dolce Vita
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #201
- IMDb #354
- Rotten Tomatoes #302
- Metacritic #58
- Letterboxd #163
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #416
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #535
- Metacritic Critics #72
- Metacritic Audience #199
- Criticker #155
- Douban #270
- Kinopoisk #426
- AlloCiné #682
- Trakt #903
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 72, highest is Metacritic critics on 95. Critics average 95, everyone else 82.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A charismatic gossip journalist in Rome spends seven days and nights drifting through the city's vibrant social circles. He moves from the aristocratic elite to popular celebrities, searching for meaning and happiness in a whirlwind of parties, events, and romantic encounters. Each experience leaves him increasingly empty and disillusioned with the fleeting nature of the "sweet life" he pursues.
Details
- Director
- Federico Fellini
- Released
- 5 February 1960
- Country
- Italy, France
- Language
- Italian, English, French, German
- Runtime
- 174 min
- Rated
- NR
- Box office
- $19.6M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 8 →2 major awards won · 2 wins from 8 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| 34th Academy Awards 1962 | Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Piero Gherardi | Winner |
| Palme d'Or 1960 | Palme d'Or | Winner | |
| 34th Academy Awards 1962 | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Brunello Rondi | Nominee |
| 34th Academy Awards 1962 | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Tullio Pinelli | Nominee |
| 34th Academy Awards 1962 | Best Director | Federico Fellini | Nominee |
| 34th Academy Awards 1962 | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Federico Fellini | Nominee |
| 34th Academy Awards 1962 | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Ennio Flaiano | Nominee |
| 34th Academy Awards 1960 | Best Art Direction, Black and White | Piero Gherardi | Nominee |
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8 awards — La Dolce Vita
×| Best Costume Design, Black-and-White | Piero Gherardi | Winner |
| Best Art Direction, Black and White | Piero Gherardi | Nominee |
| Best Director | Federico Fellini | Nominee |
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Brunello Rondi | Nominee |
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Tullio Pinelli | Nominee |
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Federico Fellini | Nominee |
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Ennio Flaiano | Nominee |
| Palme d'Or | Winner |