Review of The Great Beauty (2013) by Neum D — 06 Feb 2014
Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's latest film appears to be trying to be a contemporary version of La Dolce Vita (look at the title alone!), yet that isn't the real key to the film's success.
It's a film about Rome, an aging city being viewed by an aging man, who sees both beauty and stains amidst all facets of it. Sorrentino serves viewers an onion of a narrative too, with the story progressing in a very unpredictable and non-linear fashion, with the film frequently having strong tonal and stylistic shifts.
It's sometimes humorous, other times sad, and always rather powerful While yes, Sorrentino's sense of spectacle and colorful displays of decadence can come off as a bit too derivative of Fellini, La Grande Bellezza's may be appealing enough for Academy voters for this film to win this year's award for Best Foreign Film come Oscar night.
This review of The Great Beauty (2013) was written by Neum D on 06 Feb 2014.
The Great Beauty has generally received very positive reviews.
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