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Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)

Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)

Documentary
Release Date: 2006, May 21
Directors: Mario Canale, Annarosa Morri
Countries: Italy
Production: Surf Film, Orme, Achab Film, La7, Roma Lazio Film Commission
Cast: Sergio Rubini, Claudia Cardinale, Sergio Castellitto, Philippe Noiret, Ursula Andress, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Chiara Mastroianni, Sandrine Bonnaire, Giovanna Cau, Virna Lisi

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.