The Great Beauty
For decades, journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city’s literary and elite social circles. But on his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep unexpectedly finds himself taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the lavish nightclubs, parties, and cafés to find Rome itself, in all its monumental glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. Featuring sensuous cinematography, a lush score, and an award-winning central performance by the great Toni Servillo, this transporting experience by the brilliant Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is a breathtaking Felliniesque tale of decadence and lost love.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New 2K digital film transfer, approved by director Paolo Sorrentino, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New conversation between Sorrentino and Italian cultural critic Antonio Monda
- New interview with actor Toni Servillo
- New interview with screenwriter Umberto Contarello
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by critic Phillip Lopate
New cover by Michael Boland
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- New 2K digital film transfer, approved by director Paolo Sorrentino, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New conversation between Sorrentino and Italian cultural critic Antonio Monda
- New interview with actor Toni Servillo
- New interview with screenwriter Umberto Contarello
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by critic Phillip Lopate
New cover by Michael Boland
Cast
- Toni Servillo
- Jep Gambardella
- Carlo Verdone
- Romano
- Sabrina Ferilli
- Ramona
- Carlo Buccirosso
- Lello Cava
- Iaia Forte
- Trumeau
- Pamela Villoresi
- Viola
- Galatea Ranzi
- Stefania
- Massimo De Francovich
- Egidio
- Roberto Herlitzka
- Cardinal Bellucci
- Isabella Ferrari
- Orietta
Credits
- Director
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Written by
- Umberto Contarello
- Produced by
- Nicola Giuliano
- Produced by
- Francesca Cima
- Coproducers
- Fabio Conversi
- Coproducers
- Jérôme Seydoux
- Executive producer
- Viola Prestieri
- Associate producers
- Carlotta Calori
- Associate producers
- Guendalina Ponti
- Associate producers
- Romain Le Grand
- Associate producers
- Vivien Aslanian
- Associate producers
- Muriel Sauzay
- Cinematography
- Luca Bigazzi
- Editing
- Cristiano Travaglioli
- Music
- Lele Marchitelli
- Production design
- Stefania Cella
- Costumes
- Daniela Ciancio
Edition introduction to The Great Beauty
