Enquanto Somos Jovens (2014)

A middle-aged couple's career and marriage are overturned when a disarming young couple enters their lives.

Director:

Noah Baumbach

Writers:

Noah Baumbach, Henrik Ibsen (epigraph from "A Master Builder" by)

Stars:

Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Naomi Watts	...	Cornelia
Ben Stiller	...	Josh
Maria Dizzia	...	Marina
Adam Horovitz	...	Fletcher
Matthew Maher	...	Tim (as Matt Maher)
Peter Yarrow	...	Ira Mandelstam
Bonnie Kaufman	...	Ira's Wife
Hector Otero	...	Frank
Deborah Eisenberg	...	New School Woman
Adam Driver	...	Jamie
Amanda Seyfried	...	Darby
Dree Hemingway	...	Tipper
Matthew Shear	...	Benny
Annie Baker	...	Elise
Quincy Tyler Bernstine	...	Pepper

Storyline

Josh Srebnick is 44. He is married to Cornelia, 43, the daughter of Leslie Breitbart, a respected documentary filmmaker. The couple lives comfortably in New York Village and gives the image of happiness. But things are not so rosy as they look: on a personal level, their relationships have been cooling down while they suffer from not having children. On a professional plane, things have deteriorated as well. Josh, who is also a documentary filmmaker like his father-in-law, has lost inspiration: he has been grappling with his last movie for eight years now without being able to complete it. To be true, Josh goes nowhere and his marriage is on the rocks. Things start changing when Josh and Cornelia meet another married pair: Jamie and Darby, a generation younger, express their admiration for Josh (Jamie wishing to become a documentary filmmaker himself). Plus, they are much cooler, smarter and more uninhibited than the two forty-odds. Could they help Josh and Cornelia to revive their ...

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Plot Keywords:

documentary filmmaker | documentary filmmaking | father in law | baby | hipster | 

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Taglines:

Life never gets old

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

M/12

Did You Know?

Trivia

Naomi Watts & Brady Corbet starred together in Brincadeiras Perigosas (2007) 7 years prior, but don't share a scene in this film.

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Quotes

Josh: It's like... he once saw a sincere person and he's been imitating him ever since.

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Connections

References Rocky III (1982)

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Soundtracks

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
Written by Billy Ocean (as Leslie Sebastian Charles) and Robert John Lange
Performed by Billy Ocean
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Sort of obnoxious

So I get what the film was aiming for, but I've gotta say, I'm incredibly shocked by its critical reception. I don't think it's "bad", really, but just thoroughly mediocre and really obnoxious. I don't know why, but something about it came off so incredibly forced and fake. It has some good acting and none of it is offensive or anything, but something about it annoyed me in a way I can't really pinpoint. I love Naomi Watts, but she was part of the problem. There just wasn't any synchrony between the performers I don't think. Either that or between their performances and the tone the film was aiming for. I'm perplexed because none of it I can really put my finger on, except that there is absolutely nothing of real note or anything that will be memorable even a day after watching it (well, that's not true, since I saw it a day ago). Not worth it

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2015 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Enquanto Somos Jovens

Filming Locations:

Jackson Hole Restaurant, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$227,688, 29 March 2015

Gross USA:

$7,587,485

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$21,075,757

Company Credits

Production Co:

IAC Films, Scott Rudin Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1