The great beauty [videorecording (DVD)].
"In this Oscar-winning comedy, journalist Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo, Il divo and Gomorrah) charms and seduces his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome as a permanent fixture in the city's literary and social circles. However, when his sixty-fifth birthday coincides with a shock from the past, Jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries, and looking past the extravagant nightclubs, parties, and cafés to find Rome in all its glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty."--Container.
"C'est l'été à Rome et la cité éternelle brille d'une beauté insaisissable et définitive. Jep Gamberdella a soixante-cinq ans, il continue de dégager un charme sur lequel le temps ne semble pas avoir d'emprise. Auteur dans sa jeunesse d'un seul roman, 'L'appareil humain', il n'a plus rien écrit depuis. Il est devenu un très grand journaliste qui fréquente la haute société romaine et les mondanités. Sa vie est une succession de rendez-vous et de fêtes excentriques dont il est le protagoniste. Jep, cynique, désabusé et souffrant, assiste à la crise d'une société qui semble avoir transformé les hommes en monstres. Seul le souvenir de l'amour innocent de sa jeunesse sortira Jep de la résignation qu'il semble avoir choisie comme existence. Peut-être est-il temps pour lui de se remettre à écrire."--Conteneur.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (142 min) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
- Publisher: [Toronto] : distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media, c2014.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a comedy-drama motion picture in 2013. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | icola Giuliano, Francesca Cima and Medusa Film presents ; produced by Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima ; written by Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello ; directed by Paolo Sorrentino. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone and Sabrina Ferilli. |
Target Audience Note: | Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Home use only. |
Language Note: | Includes the original Italian language track with optional English or French subtitles as well as an optional French dubbed track. |
Awards Note: | Academy Award: Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, 2013. Golden Globe: Best Foreign Language Film, 2013. BAFTA: Best Film not in the English Language, 2013. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Older authors > Italy > Rome > Drama. DVDs. Rome (Italy) > Drama. |
Genre: | Italian films. Foreign films. Satirical films. Films for the hearing impaired. DVDs. |
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at Sitka.
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Castlegar Public Library | DVD FIC GRE (Text) | 35146001893577 | DVD Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Galiano Island Community Library | AV GRE (Text) | 33127000121477 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |
Salmo Public Library | DVD FIC GRE (Text) | 35163000091673 | DVD - Motion Picture | Volume hold | Available | - |
Squamish Public Library | DVD F GRE (Text) | 33110003025226 | Foreign DVD Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Whistler Public Library | DVD FOR GRE (Text) | 33987000866649 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |
Gibsons Public Library | DVD FIC G (Text) | 30886000557740 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |
Sechelt Public Library | DVD Foreign GREA (Text) | 3326000307021 | DVD | Volume hold | Available | - |