Marcello, una vita dolce

Name: Marcello, una vita dolce
Director: Mario Canale
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-05-21
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Sergio Castellitto, Ursula Andress, Claudia Cardinale

Directed by Mario Canale

Documentary

20061h 38m5.2

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.