Oscar-winning Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni is one of the enduring icons of the big screen. We are delighted to present four classic films in collaboration with the Glasgow Film Theatre and Cinecittà to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the great Italian actor’s birth. The season runs from 7 July to 28 July 2024, on the occasion of Fare Cinema 2024, and with thanks to Cristaldifilm, Compass Film and Janus Films.
La Dolce Vita
The biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, La Dolce Vita rocketed Federico Fellini to international mainstream success — ironically, by offering a damning critique of the culture of stardom. A look at the darkness beneath the seductive lifestyles of Rome’s rich and glamorous, the film follows a notorious celebrity journalist (a sublimely cool Marcello Mastroianni) during a hectic week spent on the peripheries of the spotlight. This mordant picture was an incisive commentary on the deepening decadence of contemporary Europe, and it provided a prescient glimpse of just how gossip- and fame-obsessed our society would become.
Director: Federico Fellini; Producer: Giuseppe Amato, Angelo Rizzoli; Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée.