The Great Beauty

– Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 21 Minutes
Release Year:
2013
Original Name:
La grande bellezza
The Great Beauty (2013) - Also known as La grande bellezza

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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The Great Beauty (2013) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Mar 2014

Language:

Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Paolo Sorrentino

Writer:

Paolo Sorrentino (story), Paolo Sorrentino (screenplay), Umberto Contarello (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso

Plot:

Journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and social circles, but when his sixty-fifth birthday coincides with a shock from the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafés to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 55 wins & 76 nominations.

Production:

Janus Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
Metacritic:
86%