La Dolce Vita

“The movie is made with boundless energy. Fellini stood here at the dividing point between the neorealism of his earlier films (like "La Strada") and the carnival visuals of his extravagant later ones ("Juliet of the Spirits," "Amarcord'').”

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 100

“A brilliantly graphic estimation of a whole swath of society in sad decay and, eventually, a withering commentary upon the tragedy of the overcivilized. (Review of Original Release)”

Bosley Crowther, The New York Times · 100

“A brilliantly conceived epic fable.”

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times · 100

“A profound film by a legendary director in the greatest period of his career.”

David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor · 100

“In this one masterpiece, Federico Fellini achieved the ideal balance -- between social observation and unconscious imagery, between artistic discipline and freedom, and between the neo-realism of 1950s Italian cinema and the orgiastic flights of his later work.”

Mick LaSalle,