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Great beauty = La grande bellezza
Title
Great beauty = La grande bellezza / regia di Paolo Sorrentino ; una produzione Indigo Film in collaborazione con Medusa Film ; in coproduzione cone Babe Films, Pathé e France 2 Cinéma ; con la participazione di Canal+ e Cine+ ; con la participazione France Télévisions ; prodotto da Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima ; sceneggiatura, Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello.
ISBN
9781604658095
1604658096
Edition
Director-approved dual-format Blu-ray and DVD special ed.
Published
[New York] : The Criterion Collection, ©2014.
Physical Description
1 Blu-ray videodisc (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 DVDs (142 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 booklet ([14] pages : color illustrations ; 17 cm).
Medium
DVD video 4 3/4 in.
Blu-ray 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Blu-ray disc contains the feature film in high definition and a collection of special features; set of two DVD discs contains the feature film in standard definition and the same collection of special features.
DVD release of the 2013 motion picture.
Accompanying booklet contains a brief essay by critic Phillip Lopate.
Special features on Blu-ray disc and on set of DVD discs include a new conversation between Paolo Sorrentino and Italian cultural critic Antonio Monda, a new interview with actor Toni Servillo, a new interview with screenwriter Umberto Contarello, trailer and deleted scenes.
Cinematography, Luca Bigazzi ; editor, Cristiano Travaglioli ; music, Lele Marchitelli.
In Italian, with optional subtitles in English.
Summary
"For decades, journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and elite social circles. But on his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep unexpectedly finds himself taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries"--Container.
Variant and related titles
La grande bellezza
English title: Great beauty
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Italian
Added to Catalog
April 30, 2018
Series
The Criterion collection ; 702
Credits
Cinematography, Luca Bigazzi ; editor, Cristiano Travaglioli ; music, Lele Marchitelli.
Cast
Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso, Iaia Forte, Pamela Villoresi, Galatea Ranzi, Franco Graziosi, Giorgio Pasotti.
System details note
Blu-ray; 2.35:1 aspect ratio; 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc for use only with Blu-ray disc players, Blu-ray disc computer drives and Playstation 3 game consoles.
DVD ; 2.35:1 aspect ratio; 5.1 surround.
Videorecording number
CC2345BDDVD The Criterion Collection
CC2345BDDVD-1 The Criterion Collection
CC2345BDDVD-2 The Criterion Collection
CC2345BDDVD-3 The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Also listed under
Indigo Film (Firm), production company.
Medusa Film, production company.
Babe Films, production company.
Pathé cinéma (France), production company.
France 2 cinéma (Firm), production company.
Studio Canal+, production company.
France télévision, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
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