Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.net - Dolce Vita (La) AKA The Sweet Life (Blu-ray) (1960)

Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection [2014 Release] #733 Extras: Interviews: - assistant director Lina Wertmüller (7:25) - scholar David Forgacs about the period in Italian history when the film was made (14:29) - Italian journalist Antonello Sarno (15:51) - director Federico Fellini from 1965 (30:07) Audio interview with actor Marcello Mastroianni from the early 1960s (47:19) "Felliniana" picture gallery (55 pages) "The Eye & The Beholder" 2014 visual essay by filmmaker ::kogonada (9:32) Subtitles: English (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian LPCM 1.0 Case type: Keep Case Notes: Comes with a foldout movie poster also containing an essay by critic Gary Giddins (8 pages) on the other side. The interviews with Lina Wertmüller, Antonello Sarno and Marcello Mastroianni are in Italian with optional English subtitles, the interview with Federico Fellini is parly in English, partly in Italian with optional English subtitles on Italian dialogue and all other extras are in English without any subtitles. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray A America - Paramount Home Entertainment [2022 Release] Extras: Introduction by filmmaker Martin Scorsese (2:30) Subtitles: English, English HoH, Italian Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian Dolby TrueHD 2.0 mono English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: If Italian audio is selected and English subtitles are turned off, forced Italian subtitles will accompany the Italian track's English dialogue. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection [2020 Release] Essential Fellini #733 Extras: DISC ONE: Variety Lights * "Variety Lights" (98:15) "Fellini: I'm a Born Liar" 2002 documentary (101:24) [1080i] "Second Look" 1960 interview with director Federico Fellini by filmmaker André Delvaux for Belgian TV (Part 1/4) (34:52) DISC TWO: The White Sheik * "The White Sheik" (87:19) "Remembrances" 2002 documentary (31:18) [1080i] Gideon Bachmann Interviews - Federico Fellini, 1962 (30:44) (in English) [1080i] - Family and Friends, 1962 (59:03) [1080i] DISC THREE: I Vitelloni * "I Vitelloni" (108:52) "Vitellonismo" 2004 making-of documentary (35:11) [1080i] "Second Look" 1960 interview with director Federico Fellini by filmmaker André Delvaux for Belgian TV (Part 2/4) (31:26) Stills Gallery (3:37) Trailer (3:56) [1080i] DISC FOUR: La Strada * "La Strada" (109:00) Audio Commentary with author Peter Bondanella (2010) Introduction by filmmaker Martin Scorsese from 2010 (13:45) (in English and Italian) [1080i] "Federico Fellini's Autobiography" 2000 documentary (55:16) [1080i] Trailer (2:05) (in English) [1080i] DISC FIVE: Il Bidone * "Il Bidone" (113:48) Audio Commentary by film scholar Frank Burke (2020) Interview with Fellini's assistant director Dominique Delouche (39:51) (in French) [1080i] DISC SIX: Nights of Cabiria * "Nights of Cabiria" (118:33) "Giulietta Masina: The Power of a Smile" 2004 documentary (52:50) [1080i] "Second Look" 1960 interview with director Federico Fellini by filmmaker André Delvaux for Belgian TV (Part 3/4) (33:19) Interview with Fellini's assistant director Dominique Delouche from 1999 (30:49) (in French) [1080i] Audio Interview with Dino De Laurentiis (3:41) (in English) [1080i] Original Theatrical Trailer (3:57) Re-release Theatrical Trailer (burnt-in subtitles) (1:22) DISC SEVEN: La Dolce Vita * The Film "Second Look" 1960 interview with director Federico Fellini by filmmaker André Delvaux for Belgian TV (Part 4/4) (30:57) Interview with director Federico Fellini from 1965 (30:07) (in English and Italian) "The Eye & The Beholder" 2014 visual essay by filmmaker ::kogonada (9:32) Interview with assistant director Lina Wertmüller from 2014 (7:25) [1080i] Interview with scholar David Forgacs from 2014 (14:29) (in English) Interview with Italian journalist Antonello Sarno from 2014 (15:51) [1080i] "Once Upon a Time: La Dolce Vita" 2009 documentary (52:03) (in French and Italian) [1080i] "Felliniana" picture gallery (54 pages) DISC EIGHT: 8½ * "8½" (139:26) Audio Commentary by film critic and Fellini friend Gideon Bachmann and film scholar Antonio Monda (2001) Introduction by Terry Gilliam from 2001 (7:29) (in English) [1080i] "The Last Sequence" 2003 documentary (50:24) [1080i] "Nino Rota: Between Cinema and Concert" 1993 documentary (47:28) (in German) [1080i] Interview with actor Sandra Milo from 2001 (26:38) [1080i] Interview with assistant director Lina Wertmüller from 2001 (17:28) [1080i] Interview with cinematographer Vittorio Storaro from 2001 (17:24) (in English) [1080i] Trailer (3:10) Photographs from Gideon Bachmann (18 pages) Stills Gallery of Behind-the-Scenes and Production Photos (113 pages) DISC NINE: Juliet of the Spirits * "Juliet of the Spirits" (145:24) "Toby Dammit" 1968 short by Federico Fellini (43:31) "Fellini: A Director's Notebook" 1969 NBC TV documentary (51:48) (in English) "Fellini's Letter" text (6 pages) "Reporter's Diary: Zoom on Fellini" 1965 documentary (33:15) [1080i] "Familiar Spirits" 1966 interview with Fellini by Ian Dallas from the BBC series 'New Release' (in English and Italian) (21:30) [1080i] Trailer (2:32) DISC TEN: Fellini Satyricon * "Fellini Satyricon" (129:42) Audio Commentary featuring an adaptation of Eileen Lanouette Hughes' memoir "On the Set of Fellini Satyricon: A Behind-the-Scenes Diary" (2014) "Ciao, Federico!" 1970 documentary by Gideon Bachmann (60:15) "Fellini" archival interviews: - Gideon Bachman, 1969 (audio only) (10:48) - French Television excerpt, 1969 (1:38) (in French and Italian) - Gene Shalit, 1975 (2:08) (in English) Interview with cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno from 2011 (7:38) "Fellini and Petronius" 2014 documentary (23:51) Interview with stills photographer Mary Ellen Mark from 2014 (12:57) (in English) "Felliniana" picture gallery (31 pages) Trailer (2:24) DISC ELEVEN: Roma * "Roma" (120:20) Audio Commentary with film scholar Frank Burke (2016) Deleted Scenes (17:32) Interview with filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino from 2016 (15:17) Interview with poet and Fellini friend Valerio Magrelli from 2016 (16:20) "Felliniana" montage (18:32) US Trailer (2:46) DISC TWELVE: Amarcord * "Amarcord" (125:58) Audio Commentary with film scholars Peter Brunette and Frank Burke (2006) "The Secret Diary of Amarcord" 1974 documentary (44:59) "Fellini's Homecoming" 2006 documentary (44:18) [1080i] Interview with actor Magali Noël from 2006 (15:35) (in French) [1080i] "Fellini's Drawings" picture gallery (44 pages) Felliniana - Stills (128 pages) - Radio Ads (2:31) Deleted Scene (3:03) (no audio) [1080i] Trailer (3:49) DISC THIRTEEN: And the Ship Sails On * "And the Ship Sailed On" (129:18) "Fellini Racconta: Diary of a Film" 1983 TV documentary (51:27) [1080i] DISC FOURTEEN: Intervista * "Intervista" (107:42) "At Home With Federico Fellini" 1987 Italian TV interview (17:14) "Fellini Racconta: Passeggiate nella memoria" 2000 documentary (52:05) [1080i] "Marcello Mastroianni" c.1963 audio interview by film historian Gideon Bachmann (47:19) "Fellini's TV" montage of unused and unseen TV ads from "Ginger and Fred" (35:14) [1080i] DISC FIFTEEN: Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember * "Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember" 1997 documentary by Anna Maria Tatò (193:56) Subtitles: English (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian LPCM 1.0 (48kHz/24-bit) Case type: Special Case Notes: Packaged in a large flipbook along with the 84-page book "Guide to the Films" and the 156-page book "Essential Fellini Essays" inside a large collector's box. Only available in the Essential Fellini box set. All commentaries are in English. Other extras are in 1080p, in Italian, unless specified otherwise. Optional English subtitles are present for non-English audio only. The "Second Look" interviews also feature burnt-in French subtitles. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray A Canada - Paramount Home Entertainment Extras: Introduction by filmmaker Martin Scorsese (2:30) Subtitles: English, English HoH, Italian Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian Dolby TrueHD 2.0 mono English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: If Italian audio is selected and English subtitles are turned off, forced Italian subtitles will accompany the Italian track's English dialogue. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray ALL France - Pathe! Distribution Extras: "Once Upon a Time 'La Dolce Vita'" 2009 documentary (52 mins) Interview with actress Magali Noel (9:34) "Pathé Archives" featurette (2 mins) Photo Slideshow (7:54) [HD] Theatrical Trailer (2 mins) [HD] Subtitles: French (FORCED on the Italian soundtrack) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: All extras are presumably in French without any subtitles. Extras in SD except where noted. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page	Buy this disc from Amazon France
Blu-ray ALL Italy - Mustang Entertainment Extras: "Presentazione di Maurizio Porro" (Presentation by Maurizio Porro) featurette (5:43) "Cinema Forever" featurette (7:33) [in Italian or in English] "I ritratti di Enzo Biagi: Federico Fellini" (The Portraits of Enzo Biagi: Federico Fellini) documentary (43:06) "Caleidoscopio" news clip (1:08) Cast List (2 pages) Subtitles: English (for the non-English portions), Italian HoH (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian LPCM 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: From the Cineteca di Bologna 4K restoration. All extras in 1080i/50, in Italian with no subtitles unless specified otherwise. Case mistakenly lists a 5.1 track (which is not present) and claims the disc is region B when it is region ALL. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray B Australia - Umbrella Entertainment Extras: "Magic of Fellini" 2002 documentary (55:23) Interviews with Anita Ekberg and Maurizio Porro (24:15) "Cinema Forever" featurette (7:35) "Fellini in New York" short film (26:12) [in Italian] "Remembering The Sweet Life" featurette (11:49) [1080i/60] [in Italian, with burnt-in English subtitles] "Cinecittà - The House of F. Fellini" featurette (4:14) [1080i/60] [in Italian, with burnt-in English subtitles] "Fellini, Roma, Cinecittà" featurette (6:38) [1080i/60] [in Italian, with burnt-in English subtitles] Fellini TV Collection (35:02) [in Italian, with burnt-in English subtitles] Fellini Trailer Collection (15:59) [in Italian, with burnt-in English subtitles] - "8½" - "Il bidone" - "I vitelloni" - "Giulietta degli spiriti" - "La Dolce Vita" - "Rome, Open City" Start-up Anti-Piracy Ad (0:48) Subtitles: English (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: All extras in SD, in 1080i/50, in English, with no subtitles except where noted. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray B Germany - Universum Film Extras: German Theatrical Trailer (2:14) Bonus Trailers - "Heinz Rühmann Collection" (2:15) - "Das Herz der Königin" (2:54) - "M" (2:31) - "Der blaue Engel" (2:46) - "Fantomas" (3:10) - "Mädchen in Uniform" (1:55) - "Double Indemnity" (2:14) - "A Foreign Affair" (1:00) - "Midnight Lace" (2:41) Subtitles: German HoH Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: All extras in SD. Also contains BD-Live. From the Cineteca di Bologna restoration. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Criterion Collection [2021 Release] #733 Extras: Interviews: - assistant director Lina Wertmüller (7:25) - scholar David Forgacs about the period in Italian history when the film was made (14:29) - Italian journalist Antonello Sarno (15:51) - director Federico Fellini from 1965 (30:07) Audio interview with actor Marcello Mastroianni from the early 1960s (47:19) "Felliniana" picture gallery (55 pages) "The Eye & The Beholder" 2014 visual essay by filmmaker ::kogonada (9:32) Subtitles: English (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian LPCM 1.0 Case type: Keep Case Notes: Comes with a foldout movie poster also containing an essay by critic Gary Giddins (8 pages) on the other side. The interviews with Lina Wertmüller, Antonello Sarno and Marcello Mastroianni are in Italian with optional English subtitles, the interview with Federico Fellini is parly in English, partly in Italian with optional English subtitles on Italian dialogue and all other extras are in English without any subtitles. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page
Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Nouveaux Pictures [2014 Release] Cinema Classics Extras: "My Dolce Vita" interview with Anita Ekberg (18:38) [SD] Bonus Trailers - "8½" (3:52) - "Juliet of the Spirits" (1:16) [SD] - "I Vitelloni" (1:12) [SD] - "Umberto D." (1:17) Argent Film Trailer Park - Westerns -- "Django" (1:17) -- "Django Kill" (1:31) [SD] -- "Keoma" (1:43) -- "A Bullet for the General" (1:34) - War & Classics -- "The Battle of Algiers" (1:58) [SD] -- "8½" (3:52) -- "Attack Force Z" (1:07) [SD] -- "Massacre In Rome" (1:22) -- "Casablanca Express" (1:47) [SD] - Erotic (0:10) - For More Outrageous Films (0:10) - For the Best of World Cinema (0:10) Subtitles: English (optional) Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Picture Format: 1080p24 AVC MPEG-4 Soundtrack(s): Italian LPCM 2.0 mono Case type: Keep Case Notes: Extras are in HD unless otherwise stated. Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. Return to top of page

OVERALL: Draw

Between the US Essential Fellini, Australian, French and Italian editions for offering the best, but different, extras. (The audio interview with Mastroianni from the single-disc Criterion is on the Intervista disc within the Essential Fellini Criterion set.)

However, note the French edition has forced French subtitles and isn't English-friendly, whilst the Italian disc is only somewhat English-friendly (there are subtitles for the main feature and one of the extras can be viewed in English). The US Paramount release has an exclusive introduction, but it is the only extra on the disc.
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (175:46).
- Blu-ray A America- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts (174:23) plus 1:14 of restoration credits.
- Blu-ray A Essential Fellini America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (175:46).
- Blu-ray A Canada- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts (174:23) plus 1:14 of restoration credits.
- Blu-ray ALL France- Pathe! Distribution - No cuts (175 mins).
- Blu-ray ALL Italy- Mustang Entertainment - No cuts (175:03).
- Blu-ray B Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (174:06).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Universum Film - No cuts (175:10).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (175:46).
- Blu-ray B Cinema Classics United Kingdom- Nouveaux Pictures - No cuts (175:03).
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Comparison added by Markus_Lang on 15/09/13
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 12/02/22

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15/09/13: Initial entry.
26/09/14: Added Criterion edition and note about UK release.
02/01/15: Added French and UK releases.
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26/04/18: Added Italian release and note about Australian release.
30/04/18: Added Australian release.
15/11/20: Addition of the US Essential Fellini release.
26/11/20: Added note about Essential Fellini set.
05/08/21: Added UK Criterion.
12/02/22: Added US Paramount, capsaholic.
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Dolce Vita (La) AKA The Sweet Life (Blu-ray) (1960)

Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection [2014 Release]
#733

Blu-ray A America - Paramount Home Entertainment [2022 Release]

Blu-ray A America - Criterion Collection [2020 Release]
Essential Fellini
#733

Blu-ray A Canada - Paramount Home Entertainment

Blu-ray ALL France - Pathe! Distribution

Blu-ray ALL Italy - Mustang Entertainment

Blu-ray B Australia - Umbrella Entertainment

Blu-ray B Germany - Universum Film

Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Criterion Collection [2021 Release]
#733

Blu-ray B United Kingdom - Nouveaux Pictures [2014 Release]
Cinema Classics

OVERALL: Draw

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