La grande bellezza = The great beauty /
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 fin...
| Uniform Title: | Grande bellezza (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English Italian |
| Language Notes: | In Italian with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Italy] :
Indigo Film,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy) |
| 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 after learning of the death of a former lover. Jep is at once confronted with the fragility of life and the certainty of death, making him reconsider his present life and careless existence. He turns his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looks past the lavish nightclubs, parties, and cafés to find Rome itself, in all its monumental glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 142 min.) : sound, color |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 2014: Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Golden Globe Awards, 2014: Best Foreign Language Film |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Luca Bigazzi ; editor, Cristiano Travaglioli ; music, Lele Marchitelli. |