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Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)

Name: Marcello, una vita dolce
Director: Mario Canale
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006-05-21
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Sergio Castellitto, Ursula Andress, Claudia Cardinale

98 min · Italy · Dir. Mario Canale

Documentary 2006 movies

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.