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2013 · 142 min · NR

The Great Beauty

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino · Drama

The Great Beauty (2013) is a Drama film, directed by Paolo Sorrentino set in Rome during the 2010s.

Themes of memory & nostalgia, isolation, and mortality & aging play out through multiple perspectives.

Composer
Lele Marchitelli
Cinematography
Luca Bigazzi
Cast
Toni ServilloCarlo VerdoneSabrina FerilliCarlo BuccirossoIaia FortePamela VilloresiGalatea RanziFranco Graziosi

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Rome
Setting
Urban
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Themes
Memory & NostalgiaIsolationMortality & Aging
Structure
Multiple Perspectives
Tone
MelancholicSatiricalContemplativeNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadEnsemble
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction

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