Nico in Dolce Vita

[yahirwao]

I love her laugh!!!!! ohh hoooo hooo LOL!!!! :P

[urthcreature]

I always loved her in this movie, her character seemed pure and sweet in the middle of all the decadence.

[keltyk]

set among the other actors she dominates the scene with natural presence- Seeing her in a dramatic role has made me aware just what intense charisma she had- And her voice- effortlessly seductive- emphasising a detached, fragile character-

[jocksilver7]

needless to say, both novel and film are mandatory for true hardcore Nico and VU fans. I wonder how much Frederico's flick influenced the legendary decadent romanticism in the incipient years of the Velvet Underground. In fact, what would French existentialists be without this film. Nico indeeed performs a sort of extended play cameo, yet strangely ominous and casting a dark shadow over her future career as a "beautiful person" (actress, singer, diseuse, popstar, MARBLE ICON, Woden's sorceress)

[jocksilver7]

Magic is made of this - Frederico knew it from scratch when he thought of Her as some sort of "nightporter" in between two worlds - that of the cosmopolitan follies of Via Venetto and the gothic atmosphere of her fiancé's Castle. But that was already tailormade for Her in Lo Duca's original 1959 novel. Her character was one of a famous ex-model who quickly ascends into the world of decadent aristocracy, fatefully enough though, just like Nico's real life saga, minus the rich marriage. Puzzling!

[stiggyh]

such a beautiful woman :)))

[tobaccoandboys]

A) it's "La Dolce Vita" B) Nico makes a short, cameo appearance C) It's been posted on YouTube 100 times before, in much better quality.

[violargento]

nico ti amo <3

[emoboi1031]

i love how she talks. she's very obviously german though. she doesn't have the italian accent.

i love this girl :p

[ZenPapageno]

It's sad that the clips from the French film she starred in, "Strip Tease," have been removed from You Tube. They show a side of her that you don't see in the photos - gentle, not exactly vulnerable but sensitive. She always frowned in the photos, and a lot of people think of her as a bad, knowing nothing about her.

[NathantheCynic]

Great film, great clip. Even if Nico was a racist.

[Idol2Idol]

Fuck off nathan

[NathantheCynic]

Why?

[Intergalaxy]

Nico was in the cinema, in music. She lived the best years!!!

[xoffender74]

nico was fluent in many languages..... most notably, french, italian, german & English

[sjg23]

Oh that gorgeous deep voice of hers

[54spiritedwill54]

Nico dei Velvet Underground !!!

[dustinzev]

She speaks in english here too. When she leans into the third car she says "Hello Mary! When did you arrive?"

[BigBeanerProd]

This is just a perfect example of a typicaly Fellini scene and evidenced in 8 1/2. He would routinely fill scenes with actors speaking a multitude of different languages to add to the culture shock and confusion. ADR is a process of dubbing in actors voices, whether it be the same actor or foreign replacement voices.

[rueckwaertssalto]

she is not overdubbed for sure! that's her voice. but this is so insane! in the car she talks in German and possibly no one understood it or so? this is literally what she's saying:

"For sure... (laughs) oh ho ho (my god)

i woke up, and my bed began trembling. but maybe it was just nervosity?

nevertheless mhh, i am (basanu di sutri!) and mhh

certainly, there are several ghosts coming to me

but i am ... (eskimese! (?))"

This is what she says, Nico!

[gregorvonkallahann]

Marcello does not even realize what language she is speaking. (Perhaps because her sultry German does not conform to any "harsh and guttural" stereotype he--like so many--may suffer from. Anyway, true to form, Nico says that she is speaking "Eskimo." I believe later in the film, she is referred to as a Swede. Whether that was meant to connect her somehow to the Ekberg character (who is NOT specifically mentioned as Swedish), I can't say.

[Bandtrip50]

Beautiful people

Lost.

Poor things are now dead.

poor things.

[lacusicusi]

she spoke english, french, and italian perfectly... who can tell me what else? I would like to know... (She's my favourite singer.)

[romulodessotti]

How about German? (she was German). She also spoke Spanish.

[Scabrinastep]

nicolina!

[ChienneAndalou]

I hate the fact that she looks like a complete idiot in the movie. Well, I guess that's acting...

[bingbong35]

Her character just babbled incessantly and didn't make sense the whole time she was on. Did Nico speak italian or was she dubbed over by an italian actress?

[ChienneAndalou]

I read she spoke 7 languages and I'm positive italian was one of them.

[rosaire0]

She speaks french and italian with what a native speaker in these languages would call a thick "germanic accent." So, she is truly believable as herself. Dubbed dialogues are really anoying. Thanks God, Fellini wouldn't have any in his movies...

[bingbong35]

You're right! Someone told me Anouk Aimee was also dubbed by someone else-in both "Vita" and "8 1/2."

[BigBeanerProd]

Um...

Common in the time of Italian Cinema was to shoot the film, then go back and rerecord (ADR) all of the dialogue - unlike recording it on the set and getting the best sound like American Cinema. Fellini did this all the time in all of his movies, everyone rerecorded over their own dialogue because Fellini felt like you have more control over sound and also because he would talk and give direction during the takes.

[rosaire0]

That's not the same as dubbing. You obviously had the luck not to grow-up in a country where you are served dubbed sitcoms, dubbed movies, etc. Dubbing is a separate operation carried through for the benefit of the millions of morons who do not, cannot, make the effort of trying to understand what's going on in movie scenes. I bet there is a dubbeb version of this movie, in french say. Then it is not Nico talking, not Marcelo Mastroiani talking, but silly frenchmen reading a prepared text.

[rosaire0]

And yes it is really her talking. She sounds just the same as she did when she gave interviews in these languages. As I said, a thick Germanic accent, but good grammar and a spontaneous delivery --that's what a dubbed dialogue is not. At the very least, she was an intelligent woman, no questions about that. Too bad she was so moody...

[bingbong35]

I know that was Nico because I've seen her in interviews and I have her cds/albums. You know how others would rather have a film presented in their language than having to read subtitles and what it boils down to is convienance. I like to watch films with subtitles when I'm alert but if I'm tired-heck I'll put the english version on.

[gregorvonkallahann]

She is very young. Her character is supposed to be a little flighty. On the other hand, at least one fact is taken from her real life. She mentions that she has given up modeling and hasn't done it for a year. The real life Nico gave it up as well. She didn't like it although it was lucrative. The inclusion of this fact in the film suggests at least the potential for something more ... serious.

[mrtamberineman123]

Was Nico the star in this movie or did she only have a minor part.

[gregorvonkallahann]

The intro to the clip is certainly misleading. I'm a Nico fan, but I'd never say Nico "starred" in LA DOLCE VITA. On the other hand, very few of the roles in the film were large, aside from Marcello Mastroianni's, of course. Even Anita Ekberg or Anouk Aimee didn't really get all that much screen time. That has to do with the film's episodic nature. Only MM is in every episode.

[tobaccoandboys]

Fellini saw her hanging out on the set. Enthralled by her distinctive beauty he offered her a small part, on the spot. It wasn't planned, which makes Nico's appearance that much more impressive.

[dustinzev]

god she's beautiful

[albertoarbasino]

bhuuahahuahahaahah! quanto mi fa ridere sta donna! altro che petit chevalier.

[unclealand]

Money up to their ears, and nothing else to do but act bored and not enjoy themselves? Right.

[CalandrielAurealin]

SWEET.

[alessa78]

bello Mastroianni

[JPandCo]

oh i love nicoooo

[MarkSeibold]

Excellent sample for those who have never seen the movie (but do rent and watch it all as it is quite diverse from scene to scene - Felini is still the master!)- Mark - Solar Prophet

[cassanou]

Nico dei Velvet Underground !!!

[pedodebruja]

Marcellino, brutto cattivo!

[tipilit]

mmmmmmmm:)