Review of The Great Beauty (2013) by Bleu C — 15 Nov 2013

A thing of great beauty to watch, a visual love story of Rome.

This review of The Great Beauty (2013) was written by Bleu C on 15 Nov 2013.

The Great Beauty has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Andres G (473) on 22 Dec 2015

Mesmerizing movie staging a decadent and beautiful Rome for a decadent character and greatly played by Toni Servillo…

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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 Alun W (17) on 06 Jan 2018

For our cinema (italian cinema) doesn't get any greater then this. Una bellezza Felliniana, quella di Sorrentino…

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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 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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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 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 Reece L (510) on 11 Nov 2015

Less derivative of Felini's La Dolce Vita than a deliberate homage to it, The Great Beauty similarly focuses on the existential problems associated…

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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 André D (1,970) on 16 Sep 2015

A modern italian tale with outstanding cinematography by Sorrentino, Contarello and Bigazzi who take us through a joyous ride beyond a new…

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