A remake of Fellini's masterpiece, 'La Dolce Vita,' is on the way

[Scottie]

Federico Fellini's 1960 classic film La Dolce Vita will be remade. According to Deadline, the Fellini estate and AMBI Group principals Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi have closed an option agreement that allows AMBI Group and producer Daniele Di Lorenzo's LDM Productions to begin working on the upcoming "homage".

Francesca Fellini, niece of Federico Fellini, commented: "We've been approached countless times and asked to consider everything from remakes and re-imaginings to prequels and sequels. We knew it would take very special producers and compelling circumstances to motivate the family to allow rights to be optioned. Daniele, Andrea and Monika have a beautiful vision of a modern film, and considering their Italian heritage and deep appreciation and understanding of my uncle's works, there couldn't be a better alignment for this project."

"Our vision is of a contemporary story every bit as commercial, iconic and award-worthy as the original. These are big aspirations of course, but we have to be bold if we want to match the imprint of the original film and have the utmost confidence this vision will play out beautifully. We're thankful to the Fellini family and eager to begin collaborating with Daniele, who shares our passion and has been so amazing in bringing this to us," said Iervolino.

Note: Fellini's was restored in 4K by Cineteca di Bologna - Laboratorio L'Immagine Ritrovata in 2010, in association with The Film Foundation, Pathe, Fondation Jerome Seydoux-Pathe, Mediaset-Medusa, Paramount Pictures, Cinecitta Luce, and Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Cineteca Nazionale. Restoration funding was provided by Gucci and The Film Foundation. In the United States, the recent restoration of La Dolce Vita is out on Blu-ray courtesy of Criterion. You can see our listing and review of this release here. In the United Kingdom, the restoration is available on Blu-ray courtesy of local distributors Nouveaux Pictures.

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