The Great Beauty - Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, (Blu-ray/DVD - 3/25/2014)[Criterion Collection]

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, and looking past the lavish nightclubs, parties, and cafes to find Rome itself, in all its monumental glory: a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. Featuring sensuous cinematography, a lush score, and an award-winning central performance by the great Toni Servillo (GOMORRAH), this transporting experience by the brilliant Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (IL DIVO) is a breathtaking Fellini-esque tale of decadence and lost love.

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details

Format: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: Unrated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: March 25, 2014
Run Time: 141 minutes

Special Features
New 2K digital film transfer, approved by director Paolo Sorrentino, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD master audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray; New conversation between Sorrentino and Italian cultural critic Antonio Monda; New interview with actor Toni Servillo; New interview with screenwriter Umberto Contarello; Deleted scenes; Trailer; New English subtitle translation; One Blu-ray and two DVDs, with all content available in both formats; PLUS: a booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate

Cast & Crew
Toni Servillo Jep Gambardella
Carlo Verdone Romano
Sabrina Ferilli Ramona
Carlo Buccirosso Lello Cava
Iaia Forte Trumeau
Pamela Villoresi Viola
Galatea Ranzi Stefania
Massimo De Francovich Egidio
Roberto Herlitzka Cardinal Bellucci
Isabella Ferrari Orietta
Franco Graziosi
Giorgio Pasotti
Massimo Popolizio
Sonia Gessner
Anna DellaRosa
Luca Marinelli
Serena Grandi
Ivan Franek
Vernon Dobtcheff
Dario Cantarelli
Lillo Petrolo
Luciano Virgilio
Guisi Merli
Anita Kravos

Technical Credits
Paolo Sorrentino Director, Screenwriter
Vivien Aslanian Associate Producer
Luca Bigazzi Cinematographer
Carlotta Calori Associate Producer
Emanuele Cecere Sound/Sound Designer
Stefania Cella Set Decoration/Design
Francesca Cima Producer
Umberto Contarello Screenwriter
Fabio Conversi Co-producer
Nicola Giuliano Producer
Romain Legrand Associate Producer
Lele Marchitelli Score Composer
Silvia Moraes Sound Editor
Guendalina Ponti Associate Producer
Viola Prestieri Executive Producer
Muriel Sauzay Associate Producer
Jerome Seydoux Co-producer
Maurizio Silvi Makeup
Cristiano Travaglioli Editor