A 65-year-old journalist and once-promising novelist drifts through Rome’s decadent high society, lost in a blur of rooftop parties and late-night soirées. When he learns of the death of his friend’s wife, a woman he loved in his youth, his world is suddenly thrown into perspective, and he begins to see life anew. With its sensuous cinematography, lush score, and an award-winning performance from the great Toni Servillo, Paolo Sorrentino’s masterpiece is a breathtaking, Fellini-esque meditation on decadence, memory, and lost love. Winner of Best International Feature at the 2014 Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Golden Globes.

Reviews

‘Sorrentino is so often compared to Fellini that it feels right that he has made the city of ‘La Dolce Vita’ the focus for this heady, beautiful, entrancing film.’
★★★★★
Dave Calhoun, Time Out