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Federico Fellini - La Dolce Vita
cm.29x33
Prestigious award to the film "La Dolce Vita" directed by Federico Fellini, as Best Foreign Language Film of 1961, awarded by "THE NEW YORK FILM CRITICS circle" the association established in 1935 for film criticism, and made up of sector journalists of various American daily and periodical newspapers.
The award offered at auction here is the original delivered to Federico Fellini.
The award/recognition is made on a metal plate by the company MICRO METAL - Made in USA with the photo-engraved plates process as highlighted on the back by the stamp bearing the words PHOTOENGRAVER'S PLATES. With this engraving process, the award simulates a printing cliché for a newspaper page, in positive form.
The plaque lists the newspapers "New York Herald Tribune - The New York Times - Daily News - Daily Mirror - New York World Telegram - New York Journal American - New York Post - The MORNING TELEGRAPH" and the central panel reads "THE NEW YORK FILM CRITICS - present this award to - Federico Fellini's - "LA DOLCE VITA" - as - The Best Foreign Language Film of 1961"
The award offered at auction here is the original delivered to Federico Fellini.
At the corners of the plaque there are 4 small holes to allow fixing with nails on some base support.
Measures approximately 29x33 cm
Plate in perfect condition
"La dolce vita" is a 1960 film directed and co-written by Federico Fellini, considered one of Fellini's masterpieces and among the most famous films in the history of cinema. It represents a journey into the Roman dolce vita at the end of the fifties which sees Marcello Mastroianni as the protagonist.
The film received 4 nominations and won an award at the Oscars, was the winner of the Palme d'Or at the 13th Cannes Film Festival, and also won a series of other awards, including this one which is being offered at auction.
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Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, tue 28 May 2024
SINGLE SESSION 28/05/2024 Hours 15:00