Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita Dolce Vita". The suit seeks unspecified damages and to stop sales of "Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita Parts 1 & 2". In May 2007, a Manhattan federal judge rejected the request to enjoin the sales of Lucas' film, primarily on the grounds of "inexcusable delay" on the plaintiff's part. The judge noted that there were serious issues raised regarding trademark infringement or tarnishment, but also wrote that it "seems extremely unlikely that a hapless purchaser seeking to buy Fellini’s film will inadvertently stumble across "Michael Lucas’s La Dolce Vita"”, which would be an important element in proving IMF's case. Lucas
La Dolce Vita Church as a parody of the second coming of Jesus, the opening scene and the film were condemned by the Vatican newspaper "L'Osservatore Romano" in 1960. Subject to widespread censorship, the film was banned in Spain, until the death of Franco in 1975. Umberto Tupini, the Minister of Culture of the Tambroni government censored it and other "shameful films". "The New York Times" described "La Dolce Vita" as "one of the most widely seen and acclaimed European movies of the 1960s". It was nominated for four Academy Awards, and won one for Best Costume Design: Black-and-White. "La Dolce Vita" also