The Great Beauty

7.5
20132h 22m

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: THE GREAT BEAUTY - Official HD Trailer

THE GREAT BEAUTY - Official HD Trailer

Cast

Photo of Toni Servillo

Toni Servillo

Jep Gambardella

Photo of Iaia Forte

Iaia Forte

Trumeau

Photo of Franco Graziosi

Franco Graziosi

Conte Colonna

Photo of Sonia Gessner

Sonia Gessner

Contessa Colonna

Photo of Massimo Popolizio

Massimo Popolizio

Alfio Bracco

Photo of Anita Kravos

Anita Kravos

Talia Concept

Photo of Roberta Cartocci

Roberta Cartocci

Guida Turistica

Photo of Lorenzo Gioielli

Lorenzo Gioielli

Uomo Coppia Esibizionista

Photo of Giulia Di Quilio

Giulia Di Quilio

Donna Coppia Esibizionista

Photo of Monica Piseddu

Monica Piseddu

Madre Chiostro

Photo of Anna Della Rosa

Anna Della Rosa

Ragazza Esangue

Photo of Luciano Virgilio

Luciano Virgilio

Alfredo Marti

Photo of Aldo Ralli

Aldo Ralli

Cardinale

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Reviews

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Andres Gomez

8/10

Mesmerizing movie staging a decadent and beautiful Rome for a decadent character and greatly played by Toni Servillo. Great cast, nice decadent story and, overally, huge directing by Paolo Sorrentino.

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Asa_movies

10/10

Jep Gambardella: "The trains at our parties are the best in Rome. They're the best cause they go nowhere.

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This is how it always ends. With death. But first there was life. Hidden beneath the blah, blah, blah. It's all settled beneath the chitter chatter and the noise. Silence and sentiment. Emotion and fear. The haggard, inconstant flashes of beauty. And then the wretched squalor and miserable humanity. All buried under the cover of the embarrassment of being in the world, blah, blah, blah... Beyond there is what lies beyond. I don't deal with what lies beyond. Therefore... let this novel begin. After all... it's just a trick. Yes, it's just a trick."

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From my point of view:
This may be definitely the best subset of art, applied at the best moment in the movie scene, at the best moment of our living at the beginning of the 21st century. All wisdom said in a couple of sentences, helping us to enjoy life, and understand this way of enjoying as much as we can. Anyway, we do not have any better way to beat the trick of living, than just relaxing, realizing we are part of the trick and we cannot change it.
So, just go on, time will pass! :)

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