Review of The Great Beauty (2013) by Comandantecobra — 01 Dec 2021

Superb.

Harsh, visual, romantic and sad movie about life, society, getting old...

This review of The Great Beauty (2013) was written by Comandantecobra on 01 Dec 2021.

The Great Beauty has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Larushka Ivan-Zadeh (441) for Metro (UK) (700) on 04 Sep 2017

Sorrentino's heady, vivid yet wearily melancholic musing on midlife crisis submerges you in sumptuousness until you emerge, blinking, as if…

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By Jluis_001 (2,242) on 06 Sep 2017

The Oscar winner for best foreign film in 2014, this is one of the best works of Sorrentino but there is still some displeasure within this…

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By Hugo Hernández Valdivia (119) for Cinexcepción (119) on 12 Dec 2017

a nostalgic journey - fantastic and surreal... [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Alonso A (135) on 14 Jan 2017

This movie is overwhelming that it made me cry after it was finished…

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By Paul K (987) on 15 Feb 2016

Final movie on my long queue of Italian films. I saved one of the best for last…

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By Felipe F (595) on 30 Apr 2016

The first 20 min. is a conga line dance and you wonder if there is any plot…

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By Frank C (286) on 10 Feb 2017

Let's see if this can be the first review of The Great Beauty to do without mentioning Fellini's 8 1/2. Darn…

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By Jenna I (601) on 29 Jun 2017

Honestly a bit too heavy handed for me. Speaking of Fellini, he had a better grasp on when to reveal and when to hide…

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By Lee Marshall (157) for Screen International (2,241) on 05 Jan 2016

Although Sorrentino’s Fellini mash-up adds little of substance to what il maestro showed and said all those years ago, it’s still a remarkable…

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