Don't ask me what this movie is about because I couldn't tell you. It's pretty, though.Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo) had a moderately-successful novel published when he was young and has managed to turn that into a career as an elite journalist. He parties all night, lounges all day, and drinks constantly. But when he learns of the death of his first lover, he starts to wonder what it's all for, and whether or not it's even worth living.
This is an incredibly European movie. I don't say that to be dismissive; it's more of a warning. There are moments of absolute transcendent beauty and then there is weird performance art, people dropping dead all over the place, and a lot of nudity. You just have to go with it.
I was expecting more story, considering that it won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film this year, but I wonder if it's not getting accolades simply because it is targeting the age group of most of the Foreign Press Association. These are the same people that fell all over Best Exotic Marigold Hotel last year, after all.
Still, if you want to see contemporary Rome and you can't afford to travel there, this is a great travelogue.
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