Encouraged by a post on Oscars awards I decided to share with you my reflections on "The Great Beauty", the film which won in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.
To the world of eternal parties and intensive nightlife introduces us the main character Gep Gamberdella - handsome, charming man, who despite the first signs of aging can fully enjoy the life. In youth he wrote a small novel, which achieved great success. Now, after 40 years, he realizes that his life fills the void, and the title's great beauty still remains out of his reach.
This film isn't only a story about the life of the so-called Roman's little world but expresses also a critisism of the current trends in the modern world. The director is trying to deal with the stereotype of Rome as the city constituting a cradle of mankind. In Sorentino's film Rome is nothing more than just a collectivity of persons deprived of their roots.
It is, however, in this story something magical, something that gives hope for the future. Maybe it's a secret of silence, what we forgot being surrounded by a constant chaos and pack of meaningless words?
"The Great Beauty" is definitely worth seeing. I would sincerely recommend it to you.
hmm to be honest, I've never heard about this film..but next summer, I want to go to Rome so your's review encouraged me to watch this movie! thanks! :)
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