La meglio gioventù (2003)

Director:

Marco Tullio Giordana

Writers:

Sandro Petraglia (writer)
Stefano Rulli (writer)

Release Date:

22 June 2003 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The possibilities were endless...

Plot:

Nicola and Matteo Carati are two brothers of Rome, who live the years from 1966 to 2000 and all the events which have signed this period...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Photographer | Flood | Terrorism | 1960s

Awards:

19 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Luigi Lo Cascio	...	Nicola Carati
Alessio Boni	...	Matteo Carati
Adriana Asti	...	Adriana Carati
Sonia Bergamasco	...	Giulia Monfalco
Fabrizio Gifuni	...	Carlo Tommasi
Maya Sansa	...	Mirella Utano
Valentina Carnelutti	...	Francesca Carati
Jasmine Trinca	...	Giorgia
Andrea Tidona	...	Angelo Carati
Lidia Vitale	...	Giovanna Carati
Claudio Gioè	...	Vitale Micavi
Paolo Bonanni	...	Luigino
Mario Schiano	...	Medicine Professor
Giovanni Scifoni	...	Berto
Michele Melega	...	Literature Professor

Also Known As:

The Best of Youth (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief nudity. (parts 1 & 2)

Runtime:

Canada:366 min (Montréal World Film Festival) | Canada:383 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | France:358 min (Cannes Film Festival) | USA:366 min (theatrical version) | Italy:383 min (2 parts) | Argentina:180 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Italy:T | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R (part 1) | USA:R (part 2) | Ireland:15 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA

Filming Locations:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Company:

BiBi Film

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Mirella is driving the boat out of Sicily, the bottom of another white boat can be seen when the camera focuses on Andrea.

Quotes:

Sara Carati, adult: What should I do?
Nicola Carati: I don't know, it depends on how strong you feel... Are you happy now?
Sara Carati, adult: Of course I am!
Nicola Carati: Then, it's time to be generous

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Trust the Man (2005)

Soundtrack:

Oblivion

It is a miracle: perfect screenplay, excellent actors!

"La Meglio Gioventù" is an hymn to Italy and the Italian people! It is our history and belongs to our culture. The story takes place on a period of 37 years, from 1966 to 2003, highlighting some momentous events of our country, which moulded in a way our spirit: the flooding in Florence in 1966, the terrorist fight in the '70s, the World Championship of 1982 (which led to the victory of the Italian team), the killing of Judge Falcone in 1992, and so on.

The mixture of intelligent screenplay, wise direction and supreme performance of the whole cast of actors makes this work an authentic miracle of our cinema. Thanks to this masterpiece, Marco Tullio Giordana enters the Gotha of Masters of the "Made in Italy" production.

I greatly enjoyed each moment of the film, from the very beginning. It is such a pleasure to our spirit and heart: I am pleased to compare it to a chalice of ambrosia offered to the lips of gods! I think this metaphor can easily convey the effect the vision of the motion picture produced to me. But I do not want to mislead the other readers by giving the idea it is a comedy: the film is quite dramatic and sometimes you can perceive it as a documentary.

The combined effect of intelligence and sensitiveness to the story makes you feel good and proud to belong to the country able to offer such a pearl!