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Aug 8, 2017 · The Great Beauty opens with a quote from Celine regarding life as an imaginary journey; and we, the film audience, see various historical monuments in Rome and a man washing his body in the pristine waters of a grand pool, first the great (marble monuments) then the mundane (the body in need of cleansing); and we hear and see a chorus; and ...
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 ]
Jul 30, 2024 · Actresses like America Ferrara were an exception, as white, slender supermodel-esque actresses like Eva Green and Keira Knightley dominated the screens with portrayals of women who were at home in consumer culture.
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Dec 20, 2020 · Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” has all the elements of a great film. This philosophical, meditative, satirical, and magnificent film engages viewers till the end. Each scene in the film has significance and something extraordinary to offer.
Mar 8, 2014 · The Great Beauty is “beautiful and ferocious,” to use the words that “la Santa,” the nun who makes her appearance towards the end of the film, uses to describe the novel Jep Gambardella, the film’s central character, published 40 years earlier.
Mar 19, 2014 · This perplexing opening shot smoothly transitions to one inside the Fountain of Acqua Paola nearby, where a female choir is singing heavenly church music. Then a cut abruptly terminates the quiet and beautiful symmetry of the scene, as we are now in the midst of a very loud, very smashed, very drunk party.
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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.
