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One of the many admirable traits of Paolo Sorrentino's The Great Beauty is it laughs at no one while poking fun at everyone. Orietta (Isabella Ferrari) is a minor character, a rich beauty who appears at one of Jep's evening soirees and who he takes to bed although as Orietta points out "it didn't seem like you really cared". Such is life when you're used to winning. In a direct and confessional mood, Orietta tells her worldly bed-fellow about her habit of photographing herself constantly every day "to get to know myself". She asks if he'd like to see some of the photos. He accedes but is then gone before she gets back with her glowing MacBook.
It is ridiculous to get to know yourself through the shallow medium of the selfie. So why have I got this affliction as badly as Orietta?
Getting close to something good and rich and meaningful yet still encumbered with habits of the uninspired.
Doucement...
Here's the trailer for The Great Beauty. Can't recommend it enough.
It = both trailer and film.
It is ridiculous to get to know yourself through the shallow medium of the selfie. So why have I got this affliction as badly as Orietta?
Getting close to something good and rich and meaningful yet still encumbered with habits of the uninspired.
Doucement...
Here's the trailer for The Great Beauty. Can't recommend it enough.
It = both trailer and film.
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