Feb. 20 – After the presentation of “La Grande Bellezza” at the Berlinale, the latest highly anticipated film by Paolo Sorrentino has already been sold in six countries – Benelux, Germany, United Kingdom, Israel, Greece and Brazil – from international distributor Pathé. “La Grande Bellezza” is a Italy – France coproduction in collaboration with Indigo Film and Medusa Film in association with Banca Popolare di Vicenza in Italy, Babe Films and Pathé in France. The film – conceived and written by Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello – is set and shot entirely in Rome, starring Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli and, among others, Charles Buccirosso, Iaia Forte, Pamela Villoresi, Galatea Ranzi. The main character is the city of Rome as seen through the eyes of journalist Jap Gambardella, played by Toni Servillo. The man, sixty-five, disappointed by the present, lives in the memories his youth.
Sorrentino’s “La Grande Bellezza” already sold in six countries
