The Great Beauty

Name: The Great Beauty
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-05-21
Duration: 142 min
Rating: 7.5

2013 · Movie · 142 min · ★ 7.5 · 89% critics

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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Original title: La grande bellezza
Years: 2013
Release date: 2013-05-21
Language: Italian
Runtime: 142 min
Critic score: 89/100
TMDB rating: 7.5/10 (3,324 votes)

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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