Italy 1960s aesthetic

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It was one of European cinema's most fertile periods as Italian film stars and Hollywood royalty shared the sweet life of 1960s Rome

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Prophetic writer Barzini was the first to encapsulate Italianness for a foreign audience, but also asks us some hard-hitting questions.

A nostalgic look at the old country with a collection of more than 20 vintage photos of Italy from the 1920s through the 1970s.

A once popular phrase and lifestyle common around Italy of the late 1950s and 1960s, la dolce vita means “the sweet life.” This expression leaped to the forefront of the Italian lexicon following the success of the 1960 comedy-drama movie La Dolce Vita. Written and directed by Cinecittà (Cinema City, Italy’s large studio lot in Rome) icon, the late Federico Fellini, this internationally acclaimed film stars Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée and Anita Ekberg — she of the famous late-night…

The Vintage Machine: Rome, Italy (1970s)

Italians are masters of embracing joy in the everyday, of living simply, but living right. Of eating well. Of loving. Of savouring moments.

The Vintage Machine: Rome, Italy (1970s)

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