The Great Beauty

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Safiullah C. @RT90033158 Apr 26 Phenomenally beautiful movie. See more Stefano C @ilChurch Jan 21 I think it is worth a watch just considering the direction. Some parts are full of meaning, some others are not at the same level. See more Cassie Z. @Cassiez Jan 8 A very luxurious movie as opposed to some of the fast fashion ones See more Cody Rea T @RT05887485 Dec 3 An absolutely timeless gem. See more Thomas S @RT53929595 Sep 14 I think the real strength of this movie, beyond its obvious visual beauty, lies in how differently it can resonate depending on who’s watching. For me, it’s a meditation on what fades and what endures, and on where we should place our focus in life. Jep has written only one book, then spent decades drifting through a life of parties and appearances. Now, facing the nearness of death, he sees everything crumbling: his friends are leaving, dying, vanishing. What remains is his work — that one book — just as the ruins of ancient Rome remain the city’s most beautiful landmarks, precisely because they have withstood time. It’s in that realization that Jep understands he must write again and come back to his roots, "because roots are important", as sorella Maria points out. And that, ultimately, no fleeting experience can surpass the purity of that first kiss on the island. "This is how it always ends. With death. But first there was life. Hidden beneath the blah, blah, blah. It's all settled beneath the chitter chatter and the noise. Silence and sentiment. Emotion and fear. The haggard, inconstant flashes of beauty. And then the wretched squalor and miserable humanity. All buried under the cover of the embarrassment of being in the world, blah, blah, blah... Beyond there is what lies beyond. I don't deal with what lies beyond. Therefore... let this novel begin. After all... it's just a trick. Yes, it's just a trick." See more Hao Ian L @HaOiAn Sep 6 There are even traces of Tarkovsky’s Mirror to be found here, and similarly, The Great Beauty isn’t about plot so much as mood, memory, and the little joys in life, it’s an elegy that plays out deliberately, which is the exact tone effect Sorrentino is trying to set for the picture here. See more Read all reviews

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