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  • Dolce Vita Confidential

  • Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome
  • Written by: Shawn Levy
  • Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
  • Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
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Dolce Vita Confidential

Written by: Shawn Levy
Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
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From the ashes of World War II, Rome was reborn as the epicenter of film, fashion, creative energy, tabloid media, and bold-faced libertinism that made "Italian" a global synonym for taste, style, and flair. A confluence of cultural contributions created a bright, burning moment in history: it was the heyday of fashion icons such as Pucci and Brioni. Rome's huge movie studio, Cinecitta, attracted a dizzying array of stars, from Charlton Heston, Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Ava Gardner, and Frank Sinatra to that stunning and combustible couple, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

Fashionistas, exiles, moguls, and martyrs flocked to Rome hoping for a chance to experience and indulge in the glow of old money, new stars, fast cars, wanton libidos, and brazen news photographers. The scene was captured nowhere better than in Federico Fellini's masterpiece, La Dolce Vita, starring Marcello Mastroianni and the Swedish bombshell Anita Ekberg.

Gossipy, colorful, and richly informed, Dolce Vita Confidential re-creates Rome's stunning ascent with vivid and compelling tales of its glitterati and artists, down to every last outrageous detail of the city's magnificent transformation.

©2016 Shawn Levy (P)2016 Tantor
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"Levy's spirited history is nothing less than a love letter to Rome's luxurious, sensational past." ( Kirkus)

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Fantastic

Highly recommended. Rich history of Italian filmmaking with big doses of Rome history and pop culture. I enjoyed this more than I would have enjoyed a book about American filmmaking. Particularly enjoyed the stories about the Vespa, Roman Holiday and Fellini.

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