The Great Beauty

The Great Beauty

  • Paolo Sorrentino
  • 2013
  • 2h 21m
  • Social Issues, Dramedy

Paolo Sorrentino won the Oscar fair and square for his Felliniesque tribute to the Eternal City, a dionysian cinematic ride concealing grief and emptiness behind its gorgeous imagery, transforming existential pain into a never-ending party.

Synopsis

Rome in the summer. Tourists flock to Janiculum Hill. A charming -despite first signs of aging- man, enjoys the city’s social life. He attends dinners and parties, where his dazzling presence is always welcomed. As a young journalist, he wrote a novel that procured him a literary prize and the reputation of a repressed artist. He throws a roof party at his apartment, which has a view of the Colosseum, where "The Human System" (his novel’s title), is exposed and an empty farce is taking place.

The Great Beauty
Details
Language
Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese
Also known as
La Grande Bellezza | Η Τέλεια Ομορφιά
Festival screenings
Country
Subtitles
Greek
Age rating
15+

Oscar Best Foreign Language Film

Oscars

2014

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Καταπληκτικό

newman

25 May 2025

εξαιρετική

user-bbqhs

10 Feb 2025

Σαρκαστικό, ειρωνικό, θλιβερό, με vibes της Αιώνιας πόλης

ampelokipoi13

14 Oct 2024

πόσο όμορφο

ένα ταξίδι στη Ρώμη
djeeve

02 Apr 2024

I'm no fit for this life or this city

user-pybuf

03 Nov 2023

great movie

jason990

05 Oct 2023

συμπαθητικό - εύπεπτο αλλά πολύ επιφανειακό

user-0areft6p

07 May 2023