Marcello, una vita dolce

The story

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

M Marcello MastroianniSelf (archive footage) A Anouk AiméeSelf S Sergio CastellittoNarrator (voice) U Ursula AndressSelf (archive footage) C Claudia CardinaleSelf L Lina WertmüllerSelf B Barbara MastroianniSelf C Chiara MastroianniSelf E Ettore ScolaSelf M Mario MonicelliSelf L Luchino ViscontiSelf (archive footage) G Giuseppe RotunnoSelf

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L Luigi MagniSelf F Federico FelliniSelf (archive footage) M Marco BellocchioSelf L Liliana CavaniSelf S Sophia LorenSelf (archive footage) G Giovanna CauSelf G Gianni Di VenanzoSelf (archive footage) P Pietro GermiSelf (archive footage) A Armando TrovajoliSelf V Valerio ZurliniSelf (archive footage) G Giuseppe TornatoreSelf S Sergio RubiniSelf V Virna LisiSelf (archive footage) F Francesca ArchibugiSelf S Sandrine BonnaireSelf P Philippe NoiretSelf S Suso Cecchi d'AmicoSelf V Vittorio TavianiSelf A Alfredo BiniSelf