The Great Beauty

Rome, the eternal city, with all its grandeur, superficiality, fakery, and beauty—and its architecture—is the heroine of Paolo Sorrentino’s film. Sorrentino’s Rome is a bizarre, decadent city, overflowing with treasures and worshipping celebrities; a city that has left its days of glory far behind and traps its inhabitants in an existential crisis. Fellini’s spirit hovers over this city, in the film […]