The Great Beauty
Paolo SorrentinoCast
Toni Servillo 
Carlo Verdone Sabrina Ferilli
Credits
Written by: Paolo Sorrentino
Plot
On his 65th birthday, Jep Gambardella, a journalist and socialite in Rome, who wrote one novel as a young man, looks back on his life and the decadent parties of the city. He wanders through the beauty of Rome and the emptiness of its society, in search of a "great beauty". Paolo Sorrentino's 2013 film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Sinekatalog’s take
Paolo Sorrentino follows an aging Roman writer through parties and memories. Lush and Fellini-esque, it mocks and mourns the city's decadence in a series of gorgeous set pieces.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (107,457 votes)
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