Anita Ekberg turns 80 to day

[TidiousTed]

Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (born 29 September 1931 in Malmö, Skåne) is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the 1960 Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita which features the legendary scene of her cavorting in Trevi Fountain alongside Marcello Mastroianni.

Happy Birthday Anita !

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

I liked Anita Ekberg in Boccaccio 70 (1962) (which also starred Sophia Loren). The movie was made up of four separate stories. This one, The Temptation of Dr. Antonio, was directed by Federico Fellini. In this surreal story Dr. Antonio is a prude who objects to a sexy billboard of Anita Ekberg that's been built across the street from his home which he becomes obsessed with.

[video=youtube;giV8m7nitXo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giV8m7nitXo&feature=related[/video]

Even though there's no subtitles I also like this scene which features this song. It was composed by Nino Rota who also composed the Love Theme from The Godfather.

[video=youtube;lHaXHqZ-uhE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHaXHqZ-uhE&feature=related[/video]

Happy Birthday, Anita!

 

[dhermann1]

I seem to recall a Bob Dylan line, about the president asking him "What do we need to make the country grow?" And his response, "Sophia Loren, Anita Ekberg . . . country'll grow."
She was James Dean's main squeeze for a while, I believe.
Happy happy birthday, baby.