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The Best of Youth

Original title: La meglio gioventù
  • 2003
  • R
  • 6h 6m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
23K
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The Best of Youth (2003)
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An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.

  • Director
    • Marco Tullio Giordana
  • Writers
    • Sandro Petraglia
    • Stefano Rulli
  • Stars
    • Luigi Lo Cascio
    • Alessio Boni
    • Jasmine Trinca
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    23K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Marco Tullio Giordana
    • Writers
      • Sandro Petraglia
      • Stefano Rulli
    • Stars
      • Luigi Lo Cascio
      • Alessio Boni
      • Jasmine Trinca
    • 114User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 33 wins & 26 nominations

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    Andrea Tidona in The Best of Youth (2003)
    Sonia Bergamasco in The Best of Youth (2003)
    Jasmine Trinca in The Best of Youth (2003)
    Riccardo Scamarcio in The Best of Youth (2003)
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    Adriana Asti and Andrea Tidona in The Best of Youth (2003)
    Claudio Gioè in The Best of Youth (2003)
    Jasmine Trinca in The Best of Youth (2003)

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    Luigi Lo Cascio
    Luigi Lo Cascio
    • Nicola Carati
    Alessio Boni
    Alessio Boni
    • Matteo Carati
    Jasmine Trinca
    Jasmine Trinca
    • Giorgia Esposti
    Adriana Asti
    Adriana Asti
    • Adriana Carati
    Sonia Bergamasco
    Sonia Bergamasco
    • Giulia Monfalco
    Fabrizio Gifuni
    Fabrizio Gifuni
    • Carlo Tommasi
    Maya Sansa
    Maya Sansa
    • Mirella Utano
    Valentina Carnelutti
    Valentina Carnelutti
    • Francesca Carati
    Andrea Tidona
    • Angelo Carati
    Lidia Vitale
    Lidia Vitale
    • Giovanna Carati
    Claudio Gioè
    Claudio Gioè
    • Vitale Micavi
    Paolo Bonanni
    • Luigino
    Giovanni Scifoni
    • Berto
    Riccardo Scamarcio
    Riccardo Scamarcio
    • Andrea Utano
    Camilla Filippi
    Camilla Filippi
    • Sara Carati
    Mario Schiano
    • Professore di Medicina
    Michele Melega
    Michele Melega
    • Professore di Lettere
    Thérèse Vaddem
    • Thérèse
    • Director
      • Marco Tullio Giordana
    • Writers
      • Sandro Petraglia
      • Stefano Rulli
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Originally developed as a miniseries for television. It was then released in cinemas in June 2003 as two three-hour films after the uncut six-hour version had been screened to great acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival. It was eventually aired on Italian TV as originally intended, in 4 parts, in November 2003.
    • Goofs
      (at around 27 mins) After a caption has shown that the film is set in 1966 at the beginning and the main characters are getting into a car, a radio is heard playing the song "Might just take your life" by Deep Purple. This song was released in 1974.
    • 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

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Red Cliff/Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans/Twilight: New Moon/Planet 51/The Blind Side (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Piano sonata in A minor K 310
      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performed by Sonia Bergamasco

    User reviews114

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Beautiful Film
    It's hard not to feel like an "easy" grader to give this film a 10, given that it is the very simple story of a family over 4 decades, no quirky writing or the eccentricities of "indie" films - just beautiful scenery, characters that move us and that we care about, and a sweet and believable story. The acting is excellent.

    To say this is a miniseries is misleading and adds the impression of a "cheese" factor that is not present. There is a reason that this film has been taken from the small screen and released in theaters - I didn't even know it had been a miniseries until I read some of the comments here.

    The story is simple but it is not trite; we may not have a huge number of surprises and no amazing plot twists and contortions but it is an emotional, moving, satisfying story.

    The most moving part of the story is the love and connectedness between the characters, and how this is expressed - here in the U.S. physical display of platonic affection is virtually non-existent, unless you count athletes hitting each other on the rear. You can tell these characters really care for each other.

    I sat for the second three hours today with people who sat through the first three hours with me yesterday. Some yesterday just got back in line for part 2. There was a line waiting to get in today - all people who had seen part 1 already.

    Saying this movie is like Zelig as someone here did is false and insulting. We couldn't tell a story about a U.S. family that spans the 60's to the present without mentioning Viet Nam or Watergate or 9/11, so this story of course mentions events internal to Italy during that time. The historical events are a backdrop to the story, not the story itself.

    The story is about this family, and we care about what happens to them. We become engaged, we sit and watch and laugh and cry with them. That's what movies are supposed to do.
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    • delphine090
    • Mar 27, 2005

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 2003 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Italy)
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Khoảng Khắc Của Tuổi Trẻ
    • Filming locations
      • Florence, Tuscany, Italy
    • Production companies
      • BiBi Film
      • Rai Fiction
      • Film Commission Torino-Piemonte
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $274,024
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,490
      • Mar 6, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,799,773
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      6 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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