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La Dolce VitaR2E

    There are a number of editions of this film on DVD. From Koch Lorber comes the Region 1 version. It is in the original aspect ratio and is 16x9 enhanced. As extras it contains:

  • Audio Commentary by Richard Schickel 
  • Fellini TV - Collection of never-before-seen Fellini shorts (made for Ginger e Fred but not used)
  • Remembering the Sweet Life - Interviews with Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg
  • Cinecitta - The House of Fellini
  • Extensive Photo Gallery 
  • Restoration Demo 
  • Biographies 
  • Filmographies 
  • 8-Page collector's booklet

    By all accounts, the film has been restored and this release is much better than the Region 4. It also has a remixed 5.1 soundtrack as well as the original mono.

    The UK Region 2 edition from Momentum seems to be in a wider aspect ratio than the original and is not 16x9 enhanced. It features a lot of film artefacts and has a poor soundtrack. The extras run to a filmography, synopsis and some production notes.

    The second UK Region 2 release by Nouveaux Pictures is in the correct aspect ratio, with few film artefacts and is well cleaned up. There seem to be some flaws in the contrast and similar aliasing and moire issues to the Region 4. The sole extra is an interview with Anita Ekberg.

    By all accounts the best Region 2 transfer comes from Medusa, an Italian distributor. This is a two disc set with the feature on one disc and extras on the other. Unfortunately, while the feature has English subtitles, the extras, apart from a short work called Cinema Forever, do not. According to some reviews the video quality on the Medusa is superior to the Region 1.

    It appears that either the Region 2 Medusa or the Region 1 is preferable to the Region 4.