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The Great Beauty is a 2013 art drama 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, the 2013 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, and at the 2013 Reykjavik European Film Festival.
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Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Ganadora del Oscar a Mejor Película Extranjera I've had this film on my to-see list almost since its release, but more surprising than having let more than a decade go by before seeing it is the fact that until about four months ago I hadn't seen a single film by one of Italy's most celebrated directors: Paolo Sorrentino. My plans were to first see Fellini's _La Dol…More
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League of movies continues its unstoppable race. This week @wiseagent asked us to talk about our country of origin, talking about it through a particularly representative film. I am Italian, the home of many things, and to some extent the home of cinema. From Federico Fellini to Mario Monicelli, from Giuseppe Tornatore to Bernardo Bertolucci, from Matteo Garrone to Vittorio De Sica, there are dozens and dozens of di…More
The movie “The Great Beauty” or “La Grande Bellezza” is directed by the Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is a melancholic essay for the cosmic loneliness that every man tries to run away by surrounding themselves with fake friends and prophets. He points his finger to those intellectuals and he mocks them for their self-love and empty philosophy. The movie won European Oscar in 2013. The main character in this movi…More
At the young age of sixty-five, Jep Gambardella, a successful former creative, finds himself seeing life in an entirely new perspective as he begins to search for a stronger understanding regarding his life, and the various forms of creativity that have formed his society over a thousand years. With an apartment that overlooks the ruins of the Colosseum of Rome, Jep finds himself also in ruin. Partying frequently wi…More