Ida Galli attention of Federico Fellini, who cast Galli in a small part in his 1960 film "La dolce vita". Galli has since appeared in over forty-five film roles. One of her significant roles was the part of Carolina in Luchino Visconti's 1963 film adaptation of the novel "Il Gattopardo" ("The Leopard"). She last appeared in 1990's "Con i piedi per aria", directed by Vincenzo Verdecchi. Although her early roles were usually billed by her real name, Galli mostly acted under the pseudonym Evelyn Stewart. However, her role in Mario Bava's 1963 film "La frusta e il corpo" was credited to the
La dolce vita (song) one which would not be bettered until 2006. The song is sung from the perspective of a person looking back at her life and coming to the conclusion that she has lived well and has no regrets. Saaristo also recorded the song in English under the same title; "La Dolce Vita". It was succeeded as Finnish representative at the 1990 Contest by Beat with "Fri?". La dolce vita (song) "La dolce vita" ("The good life") was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed in Finnish (despite the Italian of the title) by Anneli Saaristo. The song was