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Storyline

Indifferent and seductive, Rome offers itself up to the astonished eyes of tourists; it is summer and the city shines with a beauty that is elusive and definitive. Jep Gambardella is 65 and his character emanates a charm that time has not ravaged. He is a successful journalist who flits between culture and the high life in a Rome that never ceases being a sanctuary of wonder and greatness. Behind the decadence and decay of reality, the city continues to preserve a hidden and sometimes desperate beauty.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2013
Official competition
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2013
Horizons
Toronto International Film Festival 2013
Seville European Film Festival 2013
EFA Section (European Film Academy)
Awards: Best Actor (Toni Servillo), Eurimages Award to the Best European Coproduction and Association of Film Writers of Andalusia (Asecan) award

Oscar 2014
Winner: BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Golden Globe Awards 2014
Winner: BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
European Film Awards (EFA) 2013
Winner: Best European Film 2013, European Director 2013 (Paolo Sorrentino), European Actor (Toni Servillo), European Editor 2013 (Cristiano Travaglioli).
Nomination: European Scriptwriter (Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello).
Finalist at Lux Film Prize of European Parliament 2012.
Awards 2014
Gaudí Awards 2015: Winner of Best European Film.
César Awards 2014: Nominated to Best European Film.
Goyas Awards 2014: Nominated to Best European Film.
David di Donatello Awards 2014
Winner: Best Director, Best Production, Best Actor, Best Photography Direction, Best Artistic Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Hairdresser Design, Best Makeup Design, Best Special Effects
BAFTA Awards 2014
Winner: Best Film Not in the English Language

Releases

Spain (5 of December 2013)
Belgium (25 of September 2013)
Italy (23 of May 2013)
Switzerland (22 of May 2013)