DVD & Blu-Ray: THE GREAT BEAUTY (Criterion Collection)

Product Description: 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.

Read more about the movie and special features after the jump.

• Starring: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli
  
• Director: Paolo Sorrentino
  
• Writer: Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
  

• Rated: Not Rated
• Runtime: 142 min
• Studio: Criterion Collection

• Language: Italian
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Region: Region A/1

Buy from Amazon.com (Click links to order / pre-order):

• DVD (Criterion Collection) ($15.99) - 2 Discs
• Blu-ray + DVD (Criterion Collection) ($24.99) - 3 Discs
• Amazon Instant Video

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
• A booklet featuring an essay by critic Phillip Lopate

Ratings:

• IMDb.com: 7,8/10 from 22.491 users
• Rottentomatoes: 91% (98 fresh, 10 rotten, score: 7.8/10).
• Metacritic: 86 out of 100 (27 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).

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