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.
Annarosa Morri
Director
Mario Canale
Director
Marcello Mastroianni
Self (archive footage)
Anouk Aimée
Self
Sergio Castellitto
Narrator (voice)
Ursula Andress
Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale
Self
Lina Wertmüller
Self
Barbara Mastroianni
Self
Chiara Mastroianni
Self
Ettore Scola
Self
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