La dolce vita

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title La dolce vita
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Dyer
SeriesBFI Film Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:88
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 135
Category/GenreFilm theory and criticism
ISBN/Barcode 9781838719845
ClassificationsDewey:791.4372
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Edition 2nd edition
Illustrations 60 bw illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
NZ Release Date 3 September 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Fellini's La dolce vita has been a phenomenon since before it was made, a scandal in the making and on release in 1960 and a reference point ever since. Much of what made it notorious was its incorporation of real people, events and lifestyles, making it a documentation of its time. It uses performance, camera movement, editing and music to produce a striking aesthetic mix of energy and listlessness, of exuberance and despair. Richard Dyer's study considers each of these aspects of the film - phenomenon, document, aesthetic - and argues that they are connected. Beginning with the inspirations and ideas that were subsequently turned into La dolce vita, Dyer then explores the making of the film, the film itself and finally its critical reception, providing engaging new insights into this mesmerising piece of cinema.

Author Biography

Richard Dyer is Professor Emeritus of Film Studies at King's College, London, UK. His books include Seven and Brief Encounter in the BFI Film Classics series, Lethal Repetition: The Serial Killer in European Cinema (BFI Publishing, 2015); In the Space of a Song (2011) and Nino Rota: Music, Film and Feeling (BFI Publishing, 2010).