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Film 'Il senso della bellezza' explores art and physics at CERN

publication · 2026-05-05

The film 'Il senso della bellezza', directed by Valerio Jalongo, will screen in Italian cinemas on November 21 and 22, 2017, distributed by Officine Ubu. It juxtaposes scientific inquiry at CERN with artistic creation, featuring the Large Hadron Collider and the search for the origins of the universe. The documentary examines how scientists and artists both pursue understanding and beauty. Jalongo references Paul Gauguin's painting 'Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?' to frame the shared human questions driving both fields.

Key facts

  • Film 'Il senso della bellezza' directed by Valerio Jalongo
  • Screens in Italian cinemas on November 21 and 22, 2017
  • Distributed by Officine Ubu
  • Focuses on CERN and the Large Hadron Collider
  • Explores parallels between science and art
  • References Paul Gauguin's painting
  • CERN is preparing a new experiment after the Higgs boson discovery
  • 10,000 scientists collaborate at CERN

Entities

Artists

  • Valerio Jalongo
  • Paul Gauguin

Institutions

  • CERN
  • Officine Ubu

Locations

  • Geneva
  • Switzerland
  • Italy

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