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The great beauty / produced by Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima ; written by Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello ; directed by Paolo Sorrentino.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: CC2354DDVD | The Criterion CollectionLanguage: Italian Original language: Italian Subtitle language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 702. | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 702.Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2014]Distributor: [New York, NY] : The Criterion Collection Edition: [Two-DVD special edition]Description: 2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 1604658363
  • 9781604658361
Other title:
  • Original title: Grande bellezza
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Cinematography, Luca Bigazzi ; editor, Cristiano Travaglioli ; music, Lele Marchitelli.
Cast: Carlo Verdone, Toni Servillo, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso.Summary: For decades, journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and elite social circles. But on his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep unexpectedly finds himself taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries.
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Italy's official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, director Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty tells the story of an aging Roman journalist who enjoys a life of hedonism and excess in the upper-echelons of the Italian capital's social circles, but whose 65th birthday prompts a sobering bout of self-reflection. When Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo) came to Rome at the age of 26, he was quickly swept-up into the city's vibrant nightlife. Following the success of his first and only novel, rising journalist Gambardella became a literary icon. Years later, Gambardella enjoys a life of privilege and unbridled excess; he's the life of every party, and rarely a night goes by that he isn't holding court in one of the city's hottest clubs. Things couldn't get much better until, on the day he turns 65, Gambardella is reminded of a chapter from his past that gives him a striking new perspective on the magnificent city that he has come to call home. Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, and Carlo Buccirosso co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD release of the 2013 motion picture.

Special features: New conversation between Sorrentino and Italian cultural critic Antonio Monda ; new interview with actor Toni Servillo ; new interview with screenwriter Contarello ; deleted scenes ; trailer ; booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate.

Title from container.

Cinematography, Luca Bigazzi ; editor, Cristiano Travaglioli ; music, Lele Marchitelli.

Carlo Verdone, Toni Servillo, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso.

For decades, journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and elite social circles. But on his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep unexpectedly finds himself taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

In Italian, with optional subtitles in English.

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