Screenwriter Umberto Contarello has written for numerous directors, including Paolo Sorrentino, Carlo Mazzacurati, and Bernardo Bertolucci. In this interview, conducted in November 2013, he discusses working with Sorrentino and the inspiration for the character of Jep Gambardella in THE GREAT BEAUTY.
Presented here is a scene from THE GREAT BEAUTY in which Jep Gambardella visits an aging film director.
