La Dolce Vita (1961) (Criterion Collection) UK Only [Blu-ray] [2021]

The biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, La dolce vita rocketed FEDERICO FELLINI (8½) 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-played by a sublimely cool MARCELLO MASTROIANNI (8½)-during a hectic week spent on the peripheries of the spotlight. This mordant picture was an incisive commentary on the deepening decadence of the European 1960s, and it provided a prescient glimpse of just how gossip- and fame-obsessed our society would become.Special Features:New 4K digital restoration by the Film Foundation, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-rayNew visual essay by : : kogonadaNew interview with filmmaker Lina Wertmüller, who worked as assistant director on the filmScholar David Forgacs discusses the period in Italy's history when the film was madeNew i