Independent distributor E1 Entertainment has announced that it has acquired all North American rights to '
La Dolce Vita', as well as other classic Italian films by Vittorio de Sica and Luchino Visconti. A theatrical re-release and a 50th Anniversary Blu-ray of Federico Fellini's 1960 masterpiece are planned for later this year.
As part of this new deal with International Media Films, E1 has also acquired rights to Vittorio de Sica's 'Shoe-Shine' (
Sciuscià; 1946), plus three important early films by Luchino Visconti: 'Bellissima' (1951), 'La terra trema' (1948), and 'Ossessione' (1943).