The Great Beauty

7.5 2013 Paolo Sorrentino 2h 22m
Drama
The Great Beauty

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.

Cast

Toni Servillo Toni Servillo Jep Gambardella
Carlo Verdone Carlo Verdone Romano
Sabrina Ferilli Sabrina Ferilli Ramona
Carlo Buccirosso Carlo Buccirosso Lello Cava
Iaia Forte Iaia Forte Trumeau
Pamela Villoresi Pamela Villoresi Viola
Galatea Ranzi Galatea Ranzi Stefania
Franco Graziosi Franco Graziosi Conte Colonna

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Vibes

Chill Curious Visually Stunning Deeply Moving Critic Favorite

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with The Great Beauty

La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita 1960
Rome's beautiful emptiness. Two films about men who party through the eternal city and find nothing at the bottom of the glass. Youth
Youth 2015
Sorrentino's aging aesthetes. Two films about men who lived beautifully and wonder whether beauty was enough.

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