La Dolce Vita - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "La Dolce Vita"
La dolce vita (1960)
Timing: 2:56 (176 min)
La Dolce Vita - TMDB rating
8.04/10
2020
La Dolce Vita - Kinopoisk rating
7.913/10
41705
La Dolce Vita - IMDB rating
8/10
86000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Photo Giuseppe Amato #126419
Giuseppe Amato
Producer

Executive Producer

Franco Magli
Executive Producer

Editor

Photo Leo Catozzo #112943
Leo Catozzo
Editor

Production Design

Piero Gherardi

Piero Gherardi
Production Design

Makeup Artist

Otello Fava
Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer

Photo Nino Rota #11810

Nino Rota

Nino Rota
Original Music Composer

Second Assistant Director

Gianfranco Mingozzi
Second Assistant Director
Lili Rademakers
Second Assistant Director
Giancarlo Romani
Second Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Photo Otello Martelli #126717
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography

Camera Operator

Photo Arturo Zavattini #124548
Arturo Zavattini
Camera Operator

Script Supervisor

Isa Mari
Script Supervisor

Hairstylist

Renata Magnanti
Hairstylist

First Assistant Director

Guidarino Guidi
First Assistant Director
Photo Dominique Delouche #117187
Dominique Delouche
First Assistant Director
Paolo Nuzzi
First Assistant Director

Production Manager

Nello Meniconi
Production Manager
Manlio Morelli
Production Manager

Costume Designer

Screenplay

Brunello Rondi
Screenplay

Assistant Editor

Vanda Olasio
Assistant Editor
Adriana Olasio
Assistant Editor

Story

Conductor

Franco Ferrara
Conductor

Assistant Makeup Artist

Sergio Angeloni
Assistant Makeup Artist

Sound

Oscar Di Santo
Sound
Agostino Moretti
Sound

Production Secretary

Osvaldo De Micheli
Production Secretary
Mario Basili
Production Secretary
Mario Di Biase
Production Secretary

Line Producer

Clemente Fracassi
Line Producer

Unit Manager

Alessandro von Norman
Unit Manager

Assistant Camera

Photo Ennio Guarnieri #71712
Ennio Guarnieri
Assistant Camera

Music Arranger

Assistant Production Design

Giorgio Giovannini
Assistant Production Design
Lucia Mirisola
Assistant Production Design
Vito Anzalone
Assistant Production Design

What's left behind the scenes

  • Upon the film's release, the Catholic Church perceived a particular episode as a parody of the idea of the Second Coming of Christ; this scene and the film as a whole were condemned by the Vatican's newspaper, *L'Osservatore Romano*, in 1960. In Spain, the film was completely banned from screening until 1975.
  • This film is where the term "paparazzi" originated, derived from Paparazzo, a friend of the photographer Marcello. Incidentally, in Italian, "paparazzi" is a plural form.
  • Producers actively pushed the well-known American actor Paul Newman for the lead male role, but Fellini could not cast an internationally famous actor in the part. Therefore, he told Marcello Mastroianni, "I need you because you have an ordinary, unremarkable face." This explanation shocked Marcello, but nevertheless, impressed by the rejection of Newman and the sketch the director had made of Marcello's character in the script, he agreed.
  • Thanks to this film, the term 'paparazzi' emerged, named after the protagonist's photographer friend, Paparazzo. In Italian, 'paparazzi' is a plural form.
  • The Catholic Church perceived the corresponding scene as a parody of the idea of the Second Coming of Christ. The film was condemned by the Vatican newspaper “L'Osservatore Romano” in 1960. In Spain, the film was banned until 1975.
  • Producers actively pushed Paul Newman for the lead male role, but Fellini didn't want to cast an actor with international fame. That's why he told Marcello Mastroianni: 'I need you because you have an ordinary, unremarkable face.'
  • The famous scene in the Trevi Fountain (Rome's largest fountain and one of its landmarks) was filmed in March, when it was still cold at night. According to director and screenwriter Federico Fellini, Anita Ekberg, who played the American film diva Sylvia, stood in the water in her dress for hours – without any problems. Marcello Mastroianni, who played the journalist Marcello, wore a wetsuit under his outerwear, but still chattered his teeth. Due to the intense cold, he drank an entire bottle of vodka and was completely drunk by the end of the shoot.
  • The final scene on the beach was inspired by the murder of model Wilma Montesi in 1953. Her body was found on a beach near Rome. The investigation revealed orgies with drugs involving members of Rome's high society. Montesi's murder remains unsolved.
  • When Federico Fellini was asked what inspired him to make this film, he replied that at the time, fashions in Rome included outfits that made women look like huge flowers. The film features similar outfits (for example, two guests at the party in the castle are dressed like this).
  • During the filming of the Trevi Fountain scene, director Federico Fellini felt that the water in the fountain looked dirty. A representative from SAS (a multinational airline from Denmark, Norway and Sweden) was present on set and provided filmmakers with a fluorescent green dye (for use in the event of a plane crash into the sea – to mark the crash site so rescuers could find it). This dye was then used in the fountain.
  • The artist Piero Gerardi designed sets for over 80 locations (including Via Veneto street, the dome of St. Peter's Basilica with the staircase leading up to it, and various nightclubs). In some cases, however, the film was shot on location – for example, the party in the castle was filmed in a real castle in northern Italy (servants, waiters, and guests were played by actual aristocrats). Federico Fellini combined set and location shooting depending on the script's requirements.
  • This film is where the term "paparazzi" originated, taken from the name of the protagonist's photographer friend, Paparazzo. In Italian, "paparazzi" is a plural form.
  • Producers actively pushed Paul Newman for the lead male role, but Fellini didn't want to cast an internationally famous actor. That's why he told Marcello Mastroianni: "I need you because you have an ordinary, unremarkable face."
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