Jep gambardella, a 65 year old journalist and once promising novelist, spends his easy life among rome's high society in a swirl of rooftop parties and late night soirees. But when he learns of the death of his friend's wife a woman he loved as an 18 year old his life is thrown into perspective and he begins to see the world through new eyes.a dazzling, dizzying, mesmerising and hypnotic cinematic tour de force that has drawn comparisons with italian greats such as la dolce vita and la notte.a triumphant return to form for world renowned visionary director paulo sorrentino il divo, this must be the place.starring the multi award winning toni servillo il divo, gomorrah.official selection at the cannes film festival 2013, the film was hotly tipped for the palme d'or.