The Great Beauty

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The Great Beauty is an Italian art-house drama film directed by Paolo Sorrentino that explores the decadent, melancholic nightlife and fading glamour of Rome through the eyes of an aging writer.

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instanceOf Italian film
art-house film
drama film
film
awardReceived Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
surface form: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
European Film Award for Best Actor
European Film Award for Best Director
European Film Award for Best Film
Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film
cinematographer Luca Bigazzi
countryOfOrigin Italy
director Paolo Sorrentino
distributor Medusa Film
editor Cristiano Travaglioli
filmingLocation Rome
genre art film
drama
leadActor Toni Servillo
mainCharacter Jep Gambardella
musicBy Arvo Pärt
David Lang
John Tavener
Lele Marchitelli
narrativeFocus an aging writer reflecting on his life
notableFor visual style and depiction of contemporary Roman high society
originalLanguage Italian
portrayedBy Toni Servillo
premiereEvent 2013 Cannes Film Festival
producer Fabio Conversi
Francesca Cima
Nicola Giuliano
productionCompany Indigo Film
Medusa Film
releaseDate 2013-05-21
releaseYear 2013
runtimeMinutes 141
screenedInSection Cannes Film Festival
surface form: Cannes Film Festival main competition
screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino
Umberto Contarello
setting Rome
supportingActor Carlo Verdone
Carolina Crescentini
Iaia Forte
Sabrina Ferilli
theme aging
decadence
fading glamour
melancholy
nightlife

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Medusa Film notableWork The Great Beauty