Why Hollywood Should Fear the Legal War Over Fellini's 'La Dolce Vita' (Analysis)

The copyright fight over the 1960 movie exposes the industry's Fellini-esque complications when dealing with classics.

December 5 – The Hollywood Reporter
By Matthew Belloni , Eriq Gardner

More than 50 years after its release, Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita remains one of cinema's most celebrated achievements. A lush, sexually charged dramedy about a journalist's (Marcello Mastroianni) search for happiness in decadent Rome, the film won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1960, inspired generations of directors and still makes lists of the best movies ever made.
And no one can quite figure out who owns the thing.

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