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Overview

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8.0/10   6,648 votes
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Writers:
Sandro Petraglia (writer)
Stefano Rulli (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
22 June 2003 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
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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... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
19 wins & 14 nominations more
User Comments:
The span of a lifetime in mere 360 minutes. Nice. more (76 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Best of Youth (International: English title)
La mejor juventud (Argentina) (Spain) (first part title) [es]
Nos meilleures années (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
De bästa åren (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Die besten Jahre (Austria) [de]
Elämämme parhaat vuodet (Finland) [fi]
En italiensk familie (Denmark) (festival title) [da]
Los años soñados (Spain) (second part title) [es]
O Melhor da Juventude (Brazil) (cable TV title) [pt]
Ta kalytera mas niata (Greece) (festival title) [el]
Vores bedste år (Denmark) (TV title) [da]
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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 more
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 more
Company:
BiBi Film more

Fun Stuff

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. more
Quotes:
Sicilian Commissario: What were you looking for, joining the Police?
Matteo Carati: I wanted some rules.
Sicilian Commissario: And what do you do, with these rules?
Matteo Carati: I apply them
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Movie Connections:
References Stromboli (1950) more
Soundtrack:
Catherine et Jim more

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63 out of 72 people found the following comment useful.
The span of a lifetime in mere 360 minutes. Nice., 14 November 2004
Author: Sinnerman from Singapore

Man, this 6 hour Italian drama gives soap opera a very good name. Saw the film at this year's Singapore International Film Festival, whose organisers were thankfully intuitive enough to endeavour such challenging programming.

Best of youth's sprawling, epic scale depiction of love, familial ties and the strength which friendship binds, were assuredly interspersed into those 6 hours. The sweeping grandeur of its scope never overshadows the intimacy of its finely detailed characterisation. The subtle shifting of focus between characters (before unveiling the true lead character in the end) also proved to be intriguingly fruitful for the attentive audience.

The screening time hence becomes a non-issue, for it genuinely felt like a sumptuous breeze. In fact, I'm pretty sure the captivated audience on that fateful night of screening could go on for another 3 hours. Such is the allure of good story telling.

In summation, Best of youth boasts of good story, excellent performances, well placed "Godfather" references and beautiful people for the restless(if any) to ogle at. What more can a film geek (erm, me) ask for?

Fantastic movie. Go hunt for it.

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