Three by Paolo Sorrentino

Three by Paolo Sorrentino

3 Episodes

Extravagant, dazzlingly stylish visions of decadence and decay, the films of Italian auteur Paolo Sorrentino train a cunning eye on the worlds of wealth, celebrity, and power to reveal the moral rot lurking below their seductively glittering surfaces. All made in collaboration with his regular leading man Toni Servillo, who perfectly embodies the charm, vanity, and soul-sick emptiness of corrupt men, these opulently operatic spectacles—including the sprawling, AcademyAward–winning THE GREAT BEAUTY—mark the filmmaker as heir to Fellini’s cinema of grandiose melancholy and cutting social observation.

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Three by Paolo Sorrentino
  • One Man Up

    Episode 1

    Directed by Paolo Sorrentino • 2001 • Italy
    Starring Toni Servillo, Andrea Renzi, Nello Mascia

    Paolo Sorrentino’s feature directorial debut finds him already exploring his signature themes of celebrity, masculinity, and moral corruption via an incisive dual portrait of two similarly named men wh...

  • The Consequences of Love

    Episode 2

    Directed by Paolo Sorrentino • 2004 • Italy
    Starring Toni Servillo, Olivia Magnani, Adriano Giannini

    In his second feature, Paolo Sorrentino introduced the bravura camerawork and dazzling stylistic flourishes for which he would become celebrated. The director’s frequent collaborator Toni Servill...

  • The Great Beauty

    Episode 3

    Directed by Paolo Sorrentino • 2013 • Italy
    Starring Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli

    For decades, journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in t...