Not until the worldwide acclaim for "La Dolce Vita" in 1960 did he give free rein to his fantasies.

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And there is probably not one among them who did not take a moment to dream of living la dolce vita here.

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So how did La Dolce Vita overtake the British Good Life?

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When he took over, Bulgari was regarded as a slightly faded representative of the era of La Dolce Vita, whose heyday was the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Finally, choose some music appropriate for a night of la dolce vita you could make your own mix or check out the Caffe Bella Italia compilation.

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La Dolce Vita in Milan never tasted this good.

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Whether you choose to party until dawn on the Vegas Strip or just sip cocktails and soak in sunsets beside Ravella's quiet lagoon, you'll be living la dolce vita on this escape.

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Just as his ideal young female appears on the beach at the end of "La Dolce Vita, " so in this film she takes the form of a pristine Claudia Cardinale, "a child and yet already a woman, " hovering tantalizingly just beyond Guido's reach.

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