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Oscar-Winner Sorrentino’s New Film Features All-Star Cast

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 06/03/2014 - 04:30

Fresh from victory at the Oscars 2014 for “The Great Beauty,” Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is already back at work. Last month, he began shooting “Youth…

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The Great Beauty Tour of Rome

by Katia Amore | Mon, 03/03/2014 - 13:42

If Academy Award winner The Great Beauty (La Grande Bellezza) made you long for a visit to Rome, we thought you might enjoy these pictures of the main…

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The Great Beauty Wins Oscar for Best Foreign Film

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 03/02/2014 - 22:26

Italy won its 11th Oscar in the category of best foreign-language film at the 86th Academy Awards with "The Great Beauty" (La Grande Bellezza), directed by…

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The Great Beauty Wins Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 01/13/2014 - 06:27

“Thank you to Italy that’s a crazy country but beautiful”: those were the words Italian director Paolo Sorrentino said at the end of his acceptance speech at…

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The Great Beauty Nominated for Golden Globe

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 12/12/2013 - 11:13

La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) has been nominated for a Golden Globe award, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday in Los Angeles.…

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Three Top Directors Face-off for Davide di Donatello Film Awards

by Gabi Logan | Tue, 04/17/2012 - 05:36

The Accademia del Cinema Italiana announced the nominations for the 2012 Davide di Donatello awards last Thursday. Marco Tulio Giordana leads the pack with 16…

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Paolo Sorrentino directs Sean Penn and Frances Mc Domandin

by ITALY | Tue, 03/08/2011 - 03:51

"This Must Be the Place" by Paolo Sorrentino marks the director's English-language feature debut where he directs Oscar winners Sean Penn and Frances Mc…