Review of The Great Beauty (2013) by Ian K — 11 Feb 2014

Existential angst in all its roman beauty.

This review of The Great Beauty (2013) was written by Ian K on 11 Feb 2014.

The Great Beauty has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Frank C (286) on 10 Feb 2017

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By Camilla Long (212) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 06 Mar 2018

I'd like to say there was a plot, only there isn't: it is simply a baroque and beautiful reflection of a five-decade romance with Rome…

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By L B (93) 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 Reece L (510) on 11 Nov 2015

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By Ray S (427) on 28 Jul 2016

Incredibly romantic, though not because of the activities the hero partakes in, which seems to be endless and boring-looking parties…

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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 Joel A (1,152) on 13 Jul 2016

A visual tour de force film that recently won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film…

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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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