Review of The Great Beauty (2013) by Stacey F — 08 Dec 2013

Best "foreign" movie I've watched this year. It is both, mundane and profound (visually stunning as well).

This review of The Great Beauty (2013) was written by Stacey F on 08 Dec 2013.

The Great Beauty has generally received very positive reviews.

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By José Manuel S (2) on 25 Mar 2016

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By Molly Templeton (111) for Eugene Weekly (OR) (121) on 27 Aug 2018

It's just a life, full of strangeness and beauty, abounding with some things and lacking others…

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