The Great Beauty
La grande bellezza
(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.
18 Kinolab Clips
La colita
Jep Gambardella celebrates his 65th birthday.
Duration: 00:02:08
Contributor: Allison Cooper
A Photo A Day
Jep visits an artist who has taken pictures of himself every day since he was a child.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Botox Salon
Jep visits a botox salon and watches the customers get their treatments.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Closing Scene
As Santa Maria climbs the long staircase inside the Scala Sancta, Jep recalls a recurring memory from his past.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Countess Colonna
Countess Colonna reminisces about her childhood when she visits her old house, that is now a museum.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Flamingos
Santa Maria talks to Jep as a flock of flamingos gather in his balcony.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Jep Castigates Stefa
Jep comments on Stefa's way of life after she asks him to be upfront.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Keys to Rome
Gep and Ramona are led by Stefano on a night-time tour through Rome's most famous palazzi.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Opening Scene
An all-female choir performs from the balcony of the Acqua Fontana at Janiculum Hill.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Talia Concept
Talia Concept, a performance artist, does a show at an ancient Roman aqueduct.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
The Disappearing Giraffe
Jep talks to a magician, Arturo, about his trick in which he makes a giraffe disappear.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
The Missing Child
A woman looks for her lost daughter Francesca in Bramante's Tempietto, as Jep talks to her through a grate in the floor.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Venerating a Saint
People from all over come to visit Santa Maria in Rome and get her blessings.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal
Young Jep Almost Drowns
Young Jep swims in the ocean and doesn't notice an approaching speedboat.
Contributor: Ishani Agarwal