The great beauty

Wed 10.9. 20:00-22:30, Karhupuisto stage

Outdoor show, free

2013, Italy/France
Paolo Sorrentino
2h 22min
Themes: Rome, celebrations, aging
Subtitled in English
Allowed for ages 12 and up

Paolo Sorrentino's masterful, Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film, The Great Beauty (La grande bellezza) is a modern classic of urban cinema and the Neapolitan director's love letter to Rome. Jep Gambardella, memorably played by Toni Servillo, can be considered an archetype for the aging bohemian intellectual from Kallio: life is a party, but sometimes even the eternally young king of parties wakes up to his mortality. Sorrentino's glowingly colorful, zesty and wistfully poetic cinematography caresses the surfaces of the Eternal City indelibly.

Checklist for an outdoor film screening:
- Bring your own chair or seat pad
- There are limited restrooms in the area - plan ahead and pee before you arrive
- Dress warmly according to the weather
- Kulmien restaurants serve festival guests - selling poppers, food and drinks, among other things
- Let's take care of each other, the environment and our neighbors - avoid unnecessary noise and take out the trash.
- Festival information can be found near the stage