This is the last screening of the series “Roman Nights” created to mark the nomination of Rome to Expo 2030. Rome has featured in all its glory in our choice of more recent cult and Oscar-winning films including this last one in which Rome is evoked with staggering flair.
Tuesday 10 October 6.30pm
The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) by Paolo Sorrentino
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer: Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello
Cast: Tony Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli
Drama/ 2013/1h42’ /colour
In Italian with English subtitles
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Author and socialite Jep Gambarella has seduces 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.
Winner 86th Academy Awards, Best Foreign Language Film
Winner 71st Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film
Winner 67 BAFTA, Best Foreign Language Film
Introduction and post screening discussion with Nick Walker.
Nick Walker has worked in the film industry, wrote film articles for The Guardian, is a film lecturer, programmer and host of film salon events in London and Rochester. Nick has a Master’s Degree in Film Culture.