Riama Film
Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg
Directed by: Federico Fellini

Cat Out of the Bag Alert!  This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: The film follows writer and reporter Marcello Rubini (Marcello Mastroianni) through several days of his life as he carries on different dalliances, works on various news stories and considers becoming a more serious writer.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Undoubtedly one of the most memorable scenes from the film is when Marcello takes off with American actress and sensation Sylvia (Anita Ekberg) and they drive around the abandoned late-night streets.  At one point Marcello stops the car to make a phone call and when he returns he finds Sylvia squatting down on a side street.  She has found an adorable white kitten.

She insists they find some milk for the kitten and looks for a place to buy some.  Marcello finally agrees to go find some milk for the kitten.

Sylvia then wanders off, petting and kissing at the kitten.

She eventually places the kitten on the top of her head as she continues to walk.

Finally she spots the Trevi Fountain which becomes the spotlight of this scene.

When Marcello at last finds Sylvia she is wading in the fountain.  The kitten is sitting off to one side.  Marcello pours out some of the milk he has brought in a cup into a saucer for the kitten and then joins Sylvia in the fountain.

Final Mewsings: Kittens prefer drinking milk to wading in fountains.

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