Paolino Sorrentino

The Profile

Italian film director and screenwriter; director of La grande bellezza (The Great Beauty), winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2014).

Directed La grande bellezza (2013), which received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Frequent collaborator: actor Toni Servillo. Films noted for strong cinematography and stylized visuals.

The available review praises the film's photography and bold visual style while critiquing its music-video editing, certain casting choices and moments of prolixity. The reviewer notes the film's 144-minute runtime and questions some tonal and stylistic choices despite acknowledging strong moments and performances. Overall a measured, mixed appraisal.