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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 grief & loss, obsession, and identity play out through non linear / fractured timeline.

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
UrbanIsland
When
2010s

Premise & themes

Themes
Grief & LossObsessionIdentity
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
MelancholicSatiricalContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction

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