Review of The Great Beauty (2013) by Jill B — 13 Jun 2014

Sorrentino = Luhrmann + Scorsese + Fellini = a blissful formula into an amazing movie.

This review of The Great Beauty (2013) was written by Jill B on 13 Jun 2014.

The Great Beauty has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Michael Sicinski (38) for Cinema Scope (405) on 22 Nov 2017

The Great Beauty is an alleged condemnation of the decadence of Rome and its high society, but inasmuch as it approaches coherence at all…

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By Guillem Martinez Oya (22) for Cinematismo (13) on 12 Dec 2018

A travel by la città eterna. About the beauty, the desire, the life and, finally, the death. An audiovisual travel that worth doing…

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By Frank N (309) on 13 Feb 2016

A lot more than a combination of beautiful scene and mid-age high-end Lan Kwai Fong. But I still go for the Missing Picture…

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By Adam Y (80) on 10 Sep 2015

Probably the best film I've seen in the last five years…

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By Michael L (2,383) on 10 Jul 2016

White people problems. Yawn. This movie reminds me of Bono. It thinks it's more poignant than it actually is…

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By Simon C (541) on 05 Feb 2016

I might struggle to watch a better film all year…

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By Akumajack (41) on 26 Apr 2018

This film has almost no purpose. There's no clear meaning at the end of the day and it doesn't talk about anything…

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By Mauricio A (33) on 31 Jan 2016

A beautiful film that can survive, nay requires multiple viewings. Great cinematography, well acted and with something to say…

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By Facebook U (1,208) on 05 Sep 2016

This is a real great Roman movie…

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By Daniel Green (105) for CineVue (2,163) on 05 Jan 2016

Drunk on the visual majesty of Rome, just as Fellini once was, this is arthouse cinema at its most effortlessly entrancing, with life and art…

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