theideainLa Dolce Vita( 1960 ).Famously,thefilmdescribesthenewly
emergingclassofphotographers(oneofwhomiscalledPaparazzo)
whomadetheirlivingtakingcandidshotsofcelebritiestoselltotrashy
magazines.InthesceneinwhichAnitaEkbergplaysamoviestarlet
arrivinginRometoshootafilm,themediagreetherasshedisembarks
fromtheplane.Butitisnotthepackofhungrypaparazzitowhichshe
givesherattention.Shesinglesoutthelensofthesolenewsmovie
cameraintheirmidst,givingitallherbestgestures.Thephotographers
arelefttograbwhattheycan,eventhoughtheirroleinthepublicity
gameissovital.
Felliniwasnotthefirsttodepicttherelationbetweenphotography
andcinemainthisway.WeseeitinWillConnell’sbookIn Pictures: A
Hollywood Satire( 1937 ).Inoneimageafilmcameramanisshotfrombelow
asatoweringcolossuscommandingallbeforehim.Bycontrast,the‘stills 15
6A'paparazzi'shotofactressAnitaEkberg
arrivinginRomefromhernativeSwedenin
1959fortheshootingofFedericoFellini's
LaDolceVita.
7 LaDolceVita(1960),publicitystillofthe
starletSylvia,playedbyAnitaEkberg,
arrivinginRomeforashoot.