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Dec 20, 2020 · Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” is always in search of real beauty and happiness in one’s life amidst the flimsy cover of society. In spite of having an elite friend circle, Jep’s life is devoid of the real beauty of life and his imaginations reach out to his first and only girlfriend.
The Great Beauty (Italian: La grande bellezza [la ˈɡrande belˈlettsa]) is a 2013 art drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Filming took place in Rome starting on 9 August 2012. It premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival where it was screened in competition for the Palme d'Or. [ 3 ]
Apr 24, 2014 · And religion is an overt presence in The Great Beauty, largely because the presence of Catholicism is inescapable in Rome.Jep’s daily wanderings over and about the city often take him past a convent, and he tends to take his time observing the daily patterns and religious rituals of the lives of some of these nuns in the same manner Japanese tourists in The Great Beauty observe the daily ...
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 ...
Nov 14, 2013 · In , aging journalist and cynic Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo) is forced to look back on his own lavish life after a former love dies. The Great Beauty. Director: Paolo Sorrentino. Genre: Comedy ...
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Dec 4, 2013 · The Great Beauty. After directing the interesting “ Il Divo ” and the uneven “ This Must Be the Place,” filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino reaches an infinitely superior result in this his new movie, “ The Great Beauty.”. Chosen as Italy’s representative for the 2014 Oscars, the film sounds almost like a “Fellinian” exploration of ...
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Mar 24, 2014 · The Great Beauty gives us Rome fifty years later, having undergone decades more of political disillusionment, corruption, incompetence, and triviality, and hence shock-proof. Jep Gambardella, the aging protagonist, is a detached, intellectual bon vivant, aware of his limits (he has a bad knee and wears a truss) and no longer particularly looking for answers; rather, he is playing out his string.
