Uniform Title |
Great beauty (Motion picture : 2013) |
Title |
The great beauty = La grande bellezza. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, ©2014. |
©2013 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (135 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Madman Entertainment : PAL143. |
Originally produced as a motion picture in Italy in 2013. |
Special features: Backstage (a behind-the-scenes featurette) ; theatrical trailer. |
Credits |
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Written by Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello. |
Performers |
Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli. |
Summary |
After his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep Gambardella, a journalist with a passion for parties and beautiful women, finds himself lost between the nostalgia of the past and the uncertainty of the future. Jep realises that he has lived superficially: so begins the search for great beauty, between the declining bourgeoisie and the stereotypes of society. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA 15+. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1. |
Language note |
In Italian with English subtitles. |
Awards note |
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2014 ; Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 2014 ; BAFTAS Best Foreign Language Film, 2014. |
Subjects |
Bachelors -- Drama |
Older men -- Drama |
Self-realization -- Drama |
Memory -- Drama |
Feature films -- Italy |
Motion pictures, Italian |
Foreign language films |
Rome (Italy) -- Drama |
Genre |
Independent films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Other Names |
Sorrentino, Paolo director, screenwriter. |
Contarello, Umberto screenwriter. |
Servillo, Toni actor. |
Verdone, Carlo, 1950- actor. |
Ferilli, Sabrina, 1964- actor. |
Series |
Palace Films collection |
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