The Great Beauty

La grande bellezza (2013)

Timing: 2:22 (142 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2013-05-21

Country

France, Italy

Production

Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Indigo Film, Babe Films

Genre

Drama

Budget

$9 200 000

Revenue

$24 582 838

Website

http://www.indigofilm.it/produzioni/film/61/la-grande-bellezza

Director

Paolo Sorrentino

Actors

Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso, Iaia Forte, Pamela Villoresi, Galatea Ranzi, Franco Graziosi, Sonia Gessner, Giorgio Pasotti
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Scenario

Producer

Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano

Operator

Luca Bigazzi

Composer

Lele Marchitelli

Artist

Audition

Annamaria Sambucco

Editing

Cristiano Travaglioli
All team (34)

• The film is dedicated to Paolo Sorrentino’s friend – the famous Italian rugby player and journalist Giuseppe D’Avanzo, who died during the filming of the movie.
• In an interview with the Italian radio station Radio 2, Paolo Sorrentino noted that at some point during the production stage, he considered naming the film "The Human Apparatus" (L'Apparato Umano). This is the title of a fictional novel written by the film’s main character, played by Toni Servillo.
• The performance given by Talia Concept's character is an obvious allusion to the artist Marina Abramović.
• In an interview with the Italian radio station Radio 2, Paolo Sorrentino noted that at one point during the production stage, he considered naming the film “The Human Apparatus” (L'Apparato Umano). This is the title of a fictional novel written by the film’s main character, played by Toni Servillo.