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The Best of Youth

Original title: La meglio gioventù
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  • 6h 6m
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La meglio gioventù (2003)
  • Drama
  • Romance
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.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
22K
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  • Director
    • Marco Tullio Giordana
  • Writers
    • Sandro Petraglia
    • Stefano Rulli
  • Stars
    • Luigi Lo Cascio
    • Alessio Boni
    • Jasmine Trinca
Top credits
  • Director
    • Marco Tullio Giordana
  • Writers
    • Sandro Petraglia
    • Stefano Rulli
  • Stars
    • Luigi Lo Cascio
    • Alessio Boni
    • Jasmine Trinca
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    • 108User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 33 wins & 26 nominations

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    Luigi Lo Cascio
    Luigi Lo Cascio
    • Nicola Caratias Nicola Carati
    Alessio Boni
    Alessio Boni
    • Matteo Caratias Matteo Carati
    Jasmine Trinca
    Jasmine Trinca
    • Giorgia Espostias Giorgia Esposti
    Adriana Asti
    Adriana Asti
    • Adriana Caratias Adriana Carati
    Sonia Bergamasco
    Sonia Bergamasco
    • Giulia Monfalcoas Giulia Monfalco
    Fabrizio Gifuni
    Fabrizio Gifuni
    • Carlo Tommasias Carlo Tommasi
    Maya Sansa
    Maya Sansa
    • Mirella Utanoas Mirella Utano
    Valentina Carnelutti
    Valentina Carnelutti
    • Francesca Caratias Francesca Carati
    Andrea Tidona
    • Angelo Caratias Angelo Carati
    Lidia Vitale
    Lidia Vitale
    • Giovanna Caratias Giovanna Carati
    Claudio Gioè
    Claudio Gioè
    • Vitale Micavias Vitale Micavi
    Paolo Bonanni
    • Luiginoas Luigino
    Giovanni Scifoni
    • Bertoas Berto
    Riccardo Scamarcio
    Riccardo Scamarcio
    • Andrea Utanoas Andrea Utano
    Camilla Filippi
    Camilla Filippi
    • Sara Caratias Sara Carati
    Mario Schiano
    • Professore di Medicinaas Professore di Medicina
    Michele Melega
    Michele Melega
    • Professore di Lettereas Professore di Lettere
    Thérèse Vaddem
    • Thérèseas Thérèse
    • Director
      • Marco Tullio Giordana
    • Writers
      • Sandro Petraglia
      • Stefano Rulli
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    Storyline

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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 WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies from Italy (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Piano sonata in A minor K 310
      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Performed by Sonia Bergamasco

    User reviews108

    Review
    Top review
    Testimony to the transcending power of art
    "There is, nevertheless, a certain respect and a general duty of humanity that ties us, not only to beasts that have life and sense, but even to trees and plants." Montaigne

    Rarely does a new film find a place on a longstanding short list of best ever. The Italian import Best of Youth recently entered my all time best ten, a singular honor considering I had to sit still for six hours of viewing, and I rarely sit still anytime, even if my name is DeSando and it's a family saga.

    Director Francis Ford Coppola created a movie empire with his Godfather series and ended up with what some consider the best American movie ever made. It is unforgettable for its emphasis on family values mafia style and its stunning photography. The Best of Youth is decidedly not mafia related; rather it is a romantic and historical rendering of Italy from the 1960's as seen through the lives of the Carati family and their friends and lovers. The two brothers, Nicola and Matteo, represent the Janus-like conflict of liberal and conservative in the volatile last half-century of Italian social and cultural change.

    This is humanistic history at its best as director Marco Tullio Giordana takes us through the sexy seventies, a devastating Florence flood, the emergence of Red Brigades, assassinations and business downturns including the Fiat layoffs. Despite deaths, suicide, and disappointment, the last line of the film, spoken in the new century, repeats the sentiment of the youthful days in the last century that everything is truly beautiful. How can you miss that theme when the cinematography emphasizes the antique charm of Italy and the close up beauty of actors who look their parts, albeit rarely ugly? The film, often tightly framed, accentuates character over plot and a certain imprisonment in character and destiny. The choice of actors is nothing short of inspired.

    The genius of Best of Youth is that like Italy itself, this family is a stew of ideologies that offers up dignity of the individual as the highest value and respect (remember The Godfather) for humanity the only arbiter of peace. This film stands with Brokeback Mountain and The New World as a towering achievement and testimony to the transcending power of art to make us look at ourselves as vulnerable and beautiful.
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    • Jan 29, 2006

    Details

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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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