La Dolce Vita a turning point in cinema: Scorsese
AFP
ROME- "La Dolce Vita" marked a turning point in world cinema and redefined the rules of filmmaking, US director Martin Scorsese said Saturday at a screening of a remastered version of the Italian classic.
"In my mind, there is a before and after 'La Dolce Vita'. It breaks the rules," said Scorsese at a film festival in the Italian capital.
"Primarily, up to that time, in the 1950s there was a major presentation of films that were spectacles," said Scorsese, referring to films such as "Ben Hur", "Spartacus".
La Dolce Vita
"There's no story, no plot, and yet the movie is three hours long. He (Fellini) never told a straight story again," said Scorsese.
"I like Marcello Mastroianni's character the best, for his downward trajectory and the look on his face at the end of the movie," he said.
Scorsese himself has entered cinema history with his harsh, uncompromising look at the dark side of US life in films such as "Taxi Driver" and "Goodfellas".
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