Anita Ekberg is an incandescent screen presence and a cinematic legend. She is also the subject of paradox and misapprehension. A Swedish star who never made a film in Sweden, she is largely remembered for her appearance in Fellini’s La dolce vita – a distinctive star all-too-easily dismissed as a Monroe lookalike. Richard Dyer, with fellow editors and contributors, discuss Anita Ekberg: International Blonde (Edinburgh University Press), a new collection of articles that complicate and challenge perceptions around the star’s career and achievements. Tickets £6.50 Programme type: Talk.
