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The Great Beauty

Year:

2014

Duration:

142 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

Paolo Sorrentino

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 54 wins & 51 nominations

Details

Country: Italy

Release Date: 2014-03-14

Filming Locations: Rome, Lazio, Italy

Earnings

Opening Weekend: ARS 70,536 (Argentina) (25 February 2014)

Gross: $2,852,400 (USA) (20 April 2014)

Cast

Actor

Character

Serena Grandi

Sabrina Ferilli

Toni Servillo

Jep Gambardella

Carlo Verdone

Romano

Carlo Buccirosso

Lello Cava

Iaia Forte

Trumeau

Pamela Villoresi

Viola

Galatea Ranzi

Stefania

Franco Graziosi

Conte Colonna

Giorgio Pasotti

Stefano

Massimo Popolizio

Alfio Bracco

Sonia Gessner

Contessa Colonna

Anna Della Rosa

Ragazza esangue

Luca Marinelli

Andrea

Ivan Franek

Ron Sweet

Vernon Dobtcheff

Arturo

Dario Cantarelli

Assistente santa

Pasquale Petrolo

Lillo De Gregorio (as Lillo Petrolo)

Luciano Virgilio

Alfredo

Aldo Ralli

Cardinale

Giusi Merli

Santa

Giovanna Vignola

Dadina

Anita Kravos

Talia Concept

Ludovico Caldarera

Padre Basilicata

Maria Laura Rondanini

Madre Basilicata (as Marialaura Rondanini)

Francesca Golia

Suora botox

Silvia Munguia

Ahè

Massimo De Francovich

Egidio

Roberto Herlitzka

Cardinal Bellucci

Isabella Ferrari

Orietta

Alberto Aguirre

Mariachi festa

Maria Rosaria Alati

Donna anziana botox

Francesca Amodio

Carmelina

Stefania Barca

Donna botox

Gabriella Belisario

Ragazza botox (as Gabriela Belisario)

Alessia Bellotto

Ammiratrice Jep

Concetta Buzzanca

Signora matrimonio

Gino Camini

Mariachi festa

Annaluisa Capasa

Elisa De Santis

Roberta Cartocci

Guida turistica

Severino Cesari

Sebastiano Paf

Margherita Cornali

Donna 'adoro'

Jamaica Corridori

Ballerina burlesque

Natalia De Maria

Cubista festa Jep

Carmelo Di Marco

Uomo jogging

Giulia Di Quilio

Donna coppia esibizionista

Giorgia Ferrero

Ammiratrice Jep

Melania Fiore

Infermiera pos

Stefano Fregni

Homeless

Lorenzo Gioielli

Uomo coppia esibizionista

Mayda Gonzales

Mariachi festa

Maria Lovetti

Contessa festa

Roberto Lumiento

Trans

Agata Malyszko

Polina

Giulia Maulucci

Ammiratrice Jep

Paolo Mazzarelli

Attore fiction

Flavio Mieli

Jep giovane

Claudio Minutillo Turtur

Figlio Lillo

Daniele Pilli

Prete funerale

Monica Piseddu

Madre chiostro

Pedro Ramirez

Mariachi festa

Maura Rossi

Pazza bar

Massimo Santangelo

Autista pullman

Catarina Scalaprice

Ammiratrice Jep

Carlo Sorrentino

2° figlio Lillo

Elisabetta Ventura

Ballerina ventilatore

Sara Wakayanagi

Cantante giapponese

Fanny Ardant

Herself (uncredited)

Flaminia Bonciani

Escort (uncredited)

Gianpiero Cognoli

Agente DIA (uncredited)

Piero Gimondo

(uncredited)

Leo Mantovani

(uncredited)

Luca Serrao

Ragazzo (uncredited)

Roald Smeets

Gas (uncredited)

Antonello Venditti

Himself (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In an interview conducted by the Italian radio station Radio 2, Paolo Sorrentino claimed that, at some point during production, he was considering to call the film "L'Apparato Umano". "L'Apparato Umano" also is the title of the fictional novel written by the protagonist of the film, Jep Gambardella, played by Toni Servillo.

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Dedicated to the famous Italian rugby player and journalist Giuseppe D'Avanzo - good friends with the director Paolo Sorrentino - who passed away during the production of the film.

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The first cut of the movie was 190-minute long.

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Quotes

Santa: Do you know why I only eat roots?

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Jep Gambardella: The most important thing I discovered a few days after turning 65 is that I can't waste any more time doing things I don't want to do.

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Jep Gambardella: We're all on the brink of despair, all we can do is look each other in the face, keep each other company, joke a little... Don't you agree?

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Faq

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for La Grande Bellezza can be found here.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. The biggest ones are covered with spoiler tags.

Is "La Grande Bellezza" based on a book?

No. It is an original story written by director Paolo Sorrentino with Umberto Contarello.

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