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Mar 19, 2014 · Accordingly, the diegesis of The Great Beauty is then “framed” by words: at the beginning, right after the opening credits, a quote by Céline predisposes the viewer to the imaginary journey of life ; at the end, Jep’s own words, a sign of his restored literary inspiration, provide the only possible antidote against the fatigue of the ...
Dec 21, 2023 · Through Jep's introspective musings and encounters with an eclectic array of characters – from the enigmatic artist to the disillusioned ageing stripper – the film navigates a spectrum of emotions. And it probes the depths of loneliness, desire, regret, and the elusive quest for fulfilment.
Through this schematic opposition between man and art/nature, The Great Beauty produces a figural representation of the inconsequentiality of existence in the face of everlasting beauty.
Mar 24, 2014 · Sumptuously sensual, crammed with gusto, vitality, spectacle, and invention, The Great Beauty (2013) is also a cautionary tale about the heedless pursuit of pleasure. Director Paolo Sorrentino pulls out all the stops visually, layering one stunning, eye-opening image onto another.
In The Great Beauty, aging journalist and cynic Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo) is forced to look back on his own lavish life after a former love dies.
Jan 20, 2014 · The camera lingers for a few fractions of a second on her genitals, so that we notice the pubic hair dyed red and on which the image of a hammer scythe has been drawn. At this point the woman takes a run until she slams into one of the arches of the Claudian aqueduct. She falls, gets up, and turns to the audience, shouting “I don’t love myself.”
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Dec 4, 2013 · In these cases, the feeling of fullness can be intense to the point at which it becomes unbearable. That is something evidenced by the tourist who, earlier in this lovely film, apparently is intoxicated to death by the beauty that surrounded him.
