Youth (2015)

Original title

Youth – La giovinezza

Directed by

Paolo Sorrentino

Genre

drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Italy

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 2,226 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two old friends, a composer and a film director, spend their vacation at a Swiss Alps resort. They look back on their lives and confront growing older.

contemplativemelancholicbittersweetslow-pacedreflectivewistfulvisually elegantgentle

What happens

Youth (Italian: Youth – La giovinezza) is a 2015 comedy-drama film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel as best friends who reflect on their lives while holidaying in the Swiss Alps. The story depicts the struggle between age and youth, the past and the future, life and death, and commitment and betrayal. The cast also includes Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, and Jane Fonda. The film premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and had a positive critical response. At the 28th European Film Awards, Youth won Best Film, Best Director for Sorrentino, and Best Actor for Caine. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song, for David Lang's composition of "Simple Song #3". At the Golden Globe Awards, Lang was also nominated along with Fonda for Best Supporting Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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