I was totally blown away by this movie. I'd say that this is a new classic movie, a true masterpiece, making a great new addition to (Italian) cinema history. It could sound a little too much, but there has rarely been a movie portraying its time, people and place in a more inventive, fun, clever and aesthetic way. Obvious parallels can be made to La Dolce Vita, which is an obvious model throughout the movie (some scenes are clear homage to the Fellini masterpiece), but the incredible thing is that this movie is not diminished by this parallel, it is a great new / updated interpretation of that same idea of cinema. Actors are superb as the cinematography. At times surreal, at times very funny, at times cynic, ironic, dramatic and in the end poetical and incredibly enjoyable and inventive. How could Cannes Film Festival not award such a masterpiece remains a mystery. If you love cinema go watch this movie.
Review of The Great Beauty
