Italy is so artistic

Ephraim 2022-03-23 09:02:06

Under the background music of violin and aria, shuttle and sculpture between churches. The male protagonist is a typical Italian old man: well-dressed and hair-cut, with a straight waist. The artists of Turgenev, Brittany, and Dostoevsky spend their days doing nothing on the balcony opposite the coloseo, and their seemingly gorgeous lives are actually very empty. What are you looking for in life? The dialogue is full of humor and irony, but a bit bitter after laughing. After more than half a year, I heard Italian again, and I suddenly felt a sense of intimacy. After seeing the Tiber River, the nuns, the priests, and the museum, I missed the journey in May again.

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The Great Beauty quotes

  • Jep Gambardella: To this question, as kids, my friends always gave the same answer: "Pussy". Whereas I answered "The smell of old people's houses". The question was "What do you really like the most in life?" I was destined for sensibility. I was destined to become a writer. I was destined to become Jep Gambardella.

  • Jep Gambardella: Madame Ardant!

    Fanny Ardant: [after a long pause] Bonne nuit.