Stars:
Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina FerilliStoryline
Journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades. Since the legendary success of his one and only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and social circles, but when his sixty-fifth birthday coincides with a shock from the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafés to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
User Reviews
Like Swimming in HoneyThis film is a modern
masterpiece of Cinema. Luca Bigazzi's cinematography is beautiful, with
elegant tracking shots of Rome that draw the viewer into the loveliness
of Jep's world (even if age and experience seems to have robbed him of
the ability to feel and see this great beauty himself).
The
enchanting score of choral works by David Lang (I Lie), Vladimir
Martynov (The Beatitudes), John Tavener (The Lamb) and Arvo Part (My
Heart is in the Highlands) give depth to the wonderful images of Rome.
This haunting soundtrack replaces the need for dialogue and adds
intensity to Servillo's melancholic performance.
Servillo's
acting is superb from his moments of dry humour to the heartbreaking
intensity of those feelings he cannot quite hold on to.
La
Grande Bellezza gives a window into Roman life that is probably only
fully understood by a fellow Roman. However all can appreciate the
aesthetic pleasure of Sorrentino's Rome and the bittersweet meanderings
of its characters.
This is a cinema of the highest order, imbued
with elegance & style. For the viewer it is like swimming in honey.
Grazie Signore Sorrentino.
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