La Dolce Vita (1960) [Hero's Journey / Monomyth basic deconstruction]

 

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Ordinary World: Italy, 1960, the helicopter, the statur of jesus, the girls' phone number.

Meeting the Hero / Professional World: Marcello taking notes in the restaurant.

Hero's Allure: why give him a tip; I can give you all the information.

Ordinary World and Self: Paparazzi takes a photograph and is made to leave.

Push out of the Ordinary World and away from Ordinary Self: the customer admonishes Marcello for what he does.

Romantic Challenge: Maddalena arrives; she's difficult.

Herald: Maddalena leaves and Marcello follows.

Journey to Edge of the Ordinary World:  walking to the car; in the car etc.

Journey Foreshadow / Symbolism: Maddalena wants to journey to a new city.

Resisting the Transformation and Journey: Marcello like Rome.

Allies to the Beachhead in the First Threshold: Maddalena asks if they [the girls] want a ride.

New Rules at the Beachhead: turn off the radio; everyone's asleep.

New World of the First Threshold (Beachhead): in the apartment.

Allies and Enemies: "I fix the prices here..."

Inner Cave: Emma is a state; taking her to the hospital.

Journey Symbolism: the aircraft.

Belly of the Whale: Sylvia arrives; the reception.

Pulled back to the old World / Resistance: Emma calls and makes Marcello swear; she wants him to come home; she'll make ravioli.

False Heroes fall by the wayside: none of the photographers can make it to the top.

Rupture / Pull to the Physical Separation: Sylvia pulls Marcello up to the top.

Beginning of the Transformation: Marcello speaks in English.

Losing tangible elements of the Old Self: Sylvia takes off Marcello's glasses.

Road of Trials 1: Marcello dances with Sylvia.

Frankie pulls Sylvia away.

Frankie meets Robert at the table.

The rock n roll singer.


Sylvia argues with Robert and leaves.

Leaving the Ordinary Self: I don't want to come back.


Road of Trials 2: Marcello takes Sylvia into the woods and tries to kiss her; the wolves.

Marcello searches for a place to take Sylvia.

Sylvia finds a kitten.

Marcello searches for milk.

Sylvia finds the fountain.

Marcello joins Sylvia in the fountain.

Sylvia returns home.

Robert slaps Sylvia and beats up Marcello.



Road of Trials 3: Marcello meets Steiner in the church.

Marcello is still collecting material.

Marcello in the car with Emma and friend. Emma feeds him.

Searching for the children.

Emma is proud of her fiance.

Emma prays for Marcello to marry her.

The children arrive.

"The madonna wants a church built here."

"He's dead."


New World of the Oracle: entering Steiner's house.

Steiner says you have two loves; journalism and literature.

Meeting the Oracle: Iris is an Oracle.

Iris' true desire is children; one day we'll have such a home.

Dissolution of the Old Self: Marcello realises he should change his world.


Separation / New World: Marcello on holiday.

New Self: Marcello writing.

Marcello meets the girl from Umbria.

Marcello can't focus on writing.

Separation: Emma asks him what he wants.



Marcello back in Rome to meet his father.

Marcello denies Emma to his father.

Taking Pop to the club.

New World: the club.

Marcello knows all the dancers.

Seizing the Sword: Pop buys a bottle of champagne.

The dancer sits with Marcello and his father.

Bride Theft: Pop gets on swimmingly with the dancer.



Near Death Experience: Pop is unwell.


Back in Rome.

Nico takes Marcello to the castle.

World of the Atonement: the castle.

Creatures of the Atonement: everyone in the castle.

Marcello meets Maddalena; she's afraid of serious thought; she wants him to marry him.

They're both unfaithful.



Apotheosis: Marcello tells Emma to leave him.

Ultimate Boon: Marcello comes back for her; in bed.



Refusal / Disgust: Steiner kills himself.

New Self: Marcello in a white suit.

Magic Flight: Marcello is now a publicity agent.

The host strips.

The host's husband objects to his wife stripping.

Riccardo arrives.

Marcello refuses to go.

A window is broken.

Marcello acts like an ass.

Riccardo turns off the lights.

Marcello messes up the house with feathers.

They're all drawn to the beach.

Catching the rayfish.

Elixir: Marcello doesn't understand the girl from Umbria.

 

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