Title:
The great beauty = Grande bellezza / produced by Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima ; written by Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello ; directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
ISBN:
9781604658361
Edition:
[Two-DVD special edition].
Publication Information:
[Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], [2014]
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
DVD release of the 2013 motion picture.
Special features: New conversation between Sorrentino and Italian cultural critic Antonio Monda ; new interview with actor Toni Servillo ; new interview with screenwriter Contarello ; deleted scenes ; trailer ; booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate.
DVD ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film (Italy), 2014.
Summary:
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.
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Language Note:
In Italian, with optional subtitles in English.
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
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Performer:
Carlo Verdone, Toni Servillo, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso.
Production Credits:
Cinematography, Luca Bigazzi ; editor, Cristiano Travaglioli ; music, Lele Marchitelli.
OCLC Number:
ocn870344679
Availability:
Farmington~1
