La grande bellezza

Mar 14 2014 Not Rated 2h 21m
Drama

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.

Plot

Journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and social circles, but when his 65th birthday coincides with a shock from the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafés to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

Written by

Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello

Directed by

Paolo Sorrentino

Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Lazio Film Commission, Babe Films, Medusa Film, Pathé, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe, Regione Lazio, Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Biscottificio Verona, Canal+, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, France Télévisions, France 2 Cinéma, Mediaset, Indigo Film

Languages

Español, Italiano

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 60 wins & 77 nominations total

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