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The Great Beauty is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Paolo Sorrentino released in USA on 15 november 2013 with Toni Servillo
The Great Beauty (2013)
La grande bellezza
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 november 2013
Length 2h22
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
OriginItalie
Themes Films about writers
Rating76%
The Great Beauty (Italian: La grande bellezza [la ˈɡrande belˈlettsa]) is a 2013 Italian film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in competition for the Palme d'Or. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and at the 2013 Reykjavik European Film Festival.
The film won Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, as well as the Golden Globe and the BAFTA award in the same category. It is a co-production between the Italian Medusa Film and Indigo Film and the French Babe Films, with support from Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Pathé and France 2 Cinéma. With a production budget of €9.2 million, the film has so far grossed over $24 million worldwide.
Synopsis
The film opens with a quote from Céline's Journey to the End of the Night: "To travel is very useful, it makes the imagination work, the rest is just delusion and pain. Our journey is entirely imaginary, which is its strength." The main character is an aging socialite, Jep Gambardella, who once wrote a famous novel in his twenties, only to retire into a comfortable life writing cultural columns and throwing parties in Rome. After his 65th birthday party, he walks through the ruins and city streets, encountering the various characters, reflecting on his life, his first love, and sense of unfulfillment.Actors
Toni Servillo
(Jep Gambardella)
Sabrina Ferilli
(Ramona)
Isabella Ferrari
(Orietta)
Carlo Verdone
(Romano)
Carlo Buccirosso
(Lello Cava)
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