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The Great Beauty

2013 · Movie · 142 min

★ 7.5(3,365)unSUB Rating

Drama

After turning 65, a celebrated man in Rome starts to grow restless with the party scene and his long, empty routine. As old memories and new encounters stir him, he begins searching for something deeper beneath the city’s glamour and noise.

Based on Everybody’s Right

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Details
Original title
La grande bellezza
Years
2013
Release date
2013-05-21
Language
Italian
Runtime
142 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.5/10 (3,365 votes)
About

You may like The Great Beauty if you enjoy reflective, mood-driven stories about aging, memory, and searching for meaning; Not for you if you need a tightly plotted film or constant forward momentum, and you might also enjoy Youth.

Pros: stunning Roman atmosphere; thoughtful themes; strong lead performance | Cons: loose structure; slow pacing; can feel repetitive

Themes

  • journalist
  • based on novel or book
  • rome, italy
  • alcohol
  • birthday
  • vatican (holy see)
  • nightclub
  • giraffe
  • artist
  • beauty
  • satire
  • aging
  • +6 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2014
  • Amanda Award — Best Foreign Feature Film · 2014
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 2014
  • David di Donatello — Best Director · 2014
  • European Film Award — Best Director · 2013
Show all 17 awards →
  • European Film Award — Best Actor · 2013
  • European Film Award — Best Film · 2013
  • European Film Award — Best Editor · 2013
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Non-English Language Film · 2013
  • Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2014 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Film Not in the English Language · 2014 · nominated
  • David di Donatello — Best Director · 2014 · nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2014 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Film · 2013 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Actor · 2013 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Director · 2013 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2013 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino