Cinematic background from The Great Beauty 2013 - Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

The Great Beauty

2013

Drama

Directors:
Paolo Sorrentino
Writers:
Umberto Contarello, Paolo Sorrentino
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Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of an altar; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man in a suit and tie next to a water fountain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man with glasses is looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man wearing a suit and tie in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older asian man smiling for the camera outside; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A woman sitting on a couch in a living room; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A woman in a long black dress standing in front of pillars; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older woman holding a cup of tea; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of flamingos are gathered in a courtyard; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man in a yellow suit sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man in a white suit standing on a patio; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man with long hair and a long beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A series of photographs of a man's facial expressions; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man in a white suit standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a building; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person wearing a dress and pearl necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person with a backpack looking out at a flock of birds; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man wearing a suit and tie in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man with a poinsettia on his head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person wearing a black robe sitting in front of flamingos at dusk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A woman standing in front of a group of people in a courtroom; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of people running on a path near a river; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A large group of people gathered in a church for a funeral; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of children dressed as nuns standing in front of a fence; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old woman wearing a nun's outfit and a cross necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An aerial view of a formal garden with a fountain; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man with a beard wearing a priest's outfit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man in a black suit and white shirt holding his hands to his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man with a bald head and a red tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A woman in a black dress standing in front of a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old woman wearing a nun's outfit in front of an archway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man standing next to another man in a suit; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man wearing a suit and tie standing next to two other men; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man walking down a sidewalk at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person standing in a garden with a gazebo; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man sitting on steps wearing a yellow jacket; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man with a long beard wearing a hat and holding a staff; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man wearing a priest's outfit in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man wearing a priest's outfit in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man wearing a priest's outfit in front of a group of people in a court room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older woman sitting in a wicker chair; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a fountain; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man in a white shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man sitting at a table in front of a cigarette; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man wearing glasses is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of people sitting in the grass near a wall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of people sitting on top of a rock near the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man with glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A room that has a lot of windows on the wall; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man wearing a suit talking to a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – Two older men talking and smoking a cigarette together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man in a red suit standing on the sidewalk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person walking in front of a tree at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man wearing a pair of glasses looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man wearing a white suit and a white hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person sitting on a boat in the water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of women sitting on top of a rock; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man in a white jacket looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man in a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man in a black suit and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man sitting on a ladder on a boat in the water; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man in a suit and tie looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a body of water at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man and a woman posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A series of photographs of a young boy's faces; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man sitting in a chair on a runway; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A bunch of different faces of a man; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man with a beard is sitting in a bus; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man with long grey hair is on a boat in front of the ocean; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man wearing glasses is looking down at his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person sitting on the ground in front of some steps; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A woman sitting on a chair in a room with other people; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man and a child looking out over a city; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of women standing next to each other in black suits; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A man holding a key in his hand; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of men sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A woman and a child sitting in front of a painting; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person wearing a suit and pearls; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A spiral staircase with a light on the top of it; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A person wearing a head scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man talking on a phone in a dark room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man looking out of a car window at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An old man with a long beard wearing a black robe; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of people standing around each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man sitting on a couch in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An empty sidewalk at night with tables and chairs; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man with a beard and glasses is holding a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man sitting on a couch smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – A group of people sitting at tables with wine glasses on it; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Great Beauty” (2013), directed by Paolo Sorrentino – An older man in a white shirt and a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle