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The writer is further depressed when, following an evening of parties with aristocratic friends, he learns that Steiner, his wealthy and intellectual friend, has slain himself and his two children. Marcello’s assignments and adventures are punctuated by exhausting quarrels with Emma. At a restaurant Marcello meets Paola, a young waitress whose provincial innocence appeals strongly to him. Later, Marcello’s father visits him from the provinces but returns home when his son’s lifestyle proves too strenuous for him. The children’s prevarication is exposed, and a sudden storm disperses the spectators. The reporter’s next assignment is to cover a purported apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which two precocious children claim to have witnessed. The escapade ends violently, however, when Sylvia’s fiancé, Robert, assaults Marcello. Peter’s Basilica, the Baths of Caracalla, and the Trevi fountain. Infatuated by the voluptuous blonde actress, Marcello accompanies her on a tour of the city, following her to St. Her recovery assured, Marcello leaves Emma’s side to cover the airport arrival of Sylvia Rank, a Hollywood starlet. Upon his return home at dawn, Marcello finds that his mistress, Emma, crushed by his perfidy, has attempted to poison herself. Together they pick up a prostitute and spend the night in the whore’s room. In a nightclub, Marcello meets Maddalena, a jaded heiress.
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Following in a second helicopter is Marcello Rubini, a journalist who, despite literary aspirations, earns his living writing gossip and scandal stories.
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“The citizens of Rome are startled by the sight of a huge statue of Christ being flown over the city by helicopter to the Vatican.