Review of The Great Beauty (2013) by Alessandro S — 06 Oct 2013

The shallowness of the plot is more than compensated by exemplary images of the eternal beauty of Rome.

This review of The Great Beauty (2013) was written by Alessandro S on 06 Oct 2013.

The Great Beauty has generally received very positive reviews.

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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 Krist V (17) on 27 Feb 2016

Stupendous channeling of Federico Fellini for millenials this is full of unforgettable moments…

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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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By Simon C (541) on 05 Feb 2016

I might struggle to watch a better film all year…

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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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Unfortunately, it seems to expect the audience to find it a revelation that all-night partying often conceals an underlying sadness…

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By José Manuel S (2) on 25 Mar 2016

Una obra de arte, un clásico contemporáneo. Palabras limitan esta genialidad…

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By Gareth D (604) on 12 Jun 2017

Absolutely exquisite, more like a work of art than a movie, every single frame is captured to perfection and it's fun…

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By Comandantecobra (90) on 01 Dec 2021

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

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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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