THE GREAT BEAUTY
synopsis
Indifferent and seductive, Rome offers itself up to the astonished eyes of tourists; it is summer and the city shines with a beauty that is elusive and definitive. Jep Gambardella is 65 and his character emanates a charm that time has not ravaged. He is a successful journalist who flits between culture and the high life in a Rome that never ceases being a sanctuary of wonder and greatness. Behind the decadence and decay of reality, the city continues to preserve a hidden and sometimes desperate beauty.
| international title: | The Great Beauty |
| original title: | La grande bellezza |
| country: | Italy, France |
| sales agent: | Pathé International |
| year: | 2013 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Paolo Sorrentino |
| film run: | 142' |
| release date: | FR 22/05/2013, CH 22/05/2013, IT 23/05/2013, DE 25/07/2013, UK 06/09/2013, BE 25/09/2013, LT 04/10/2013, CZ 31/10/2013, NL 07/11/2013, HU 14/11/2013, ES 05/12/2013, PL 06/12/2013, GR 12/12/2013 |
| screenplay: | Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello |
| cast: | Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso, Iaia Forte, Pamela Villoresi, Galatea Ranzi, Francesca Golia, Isabella Ferrari |
| cinematography by: | Luca Bigazzi |
| film editing: | Cristiano Travaglioli |
| art director: | Stefania Cella |
| costumes designer: | Daniela Ciancio |
| music: | Lele Marchitelli |
| producer: | Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Fabio Conversi |
| production: | Indigo Film, Medusa Film, Babe Films, Pathé Films, France 2 Cinéma |
| backing: | Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per il cinema, Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Regione Lazio, Media Programme |
| distributor: | Medusa Film, Pathé Distribution, DCM Film Distribution GmbH, Abc Distribution, Cinemien, NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuais (NOS Audiovisuais), Filmladen, Film Europe, Film Europe s.r.o. |