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The Great Beauty
Drama - 2013
7.8
91%
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Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
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Details

Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
142 min
Release date:
21 May 2013
Country:
IT
Languages:
Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
Budget:
$12,400,000
Revenue:
$24,164,400
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. Another 55 wins & 76 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Though there's precious little drama, Sorrentino's skills as an image-maker are indisputable.
– Michael Nordine,
L.A. Weekly,
8 Jan 2014
fresh:
Throughout the film, Sorrentino delivers gorgeous images, crazy images, startling and sexy and serene images; it's a visual bath of sorts - the great beauty is everywhere, Jep (and we) just have to be open to it.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
16 Jan 2014
fresh:
A riotous film that finds depth, clarity and refreshment in even the shallowest of pools.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
30 Jan 2014
fresh:
Celebrating Rome in all its decay, this florid comedy by Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo, This Must Be the Place) opens with a hyperbolically gaudy party honoring a celebrity journalist on his 65th birthday.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
30 Jan 2014
fresh:
The Great Beauty is an utterly ravishing portrait of listless luxuriance, a fantasy of decadent wealth and beauty that evokes Fellini's La Dolce Vita by way of Baz Luhrmann.
– Geoff Pevere,
Globe and Mail,
31 Jan 2014
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