Youth

Name: Youth
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 4, 2015
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Mark Kozelek, Michael Caine, Paul Dano, Rachel Weisz

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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: December 4, 2015 | Not Rated

Starring: Harvey Keitel, Mark Kozelek, Michael Caine, Paul Dano, Rachel Weisz

Summary: Fred (Michael Caine) and Mick (Harvey Keitel), two old friends, are on vacation in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz), Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for hisFred (Michael Caine) and Mick (Harvey Keitel), two old friends, are on vacation in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz), Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda (Jane Fonda). And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy (Paul Dano), an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance? Set against a sprawling landscape of unforgettable sights and intoxicating music, Youth asks if our most important and life-changing experiences can come at any time – even late – in life. [Fox Searchlight]… Expand

Director: Paolo Sorrentino

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 124 min

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Steven Rea

Dec 18, 2015

Symphonic and cinematic, full of melancholy and hushed magic. Read full review

Lee Marshall

May 23, 2015

The wry, flamboyant cinematic opera of Paolo Sorrentino reaches new heights of showy, utterly tasteful magnificence in Youth. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

May 23, 2015

With each new twist, Sorrentino is always one step ahead of his audience, building a narrative that skips along at an enthralling pace. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Dec 2, 2015

Youth is slightly less garish and bombastic than his Italian pictures (which include The Great Beauty and Il Divo), but it’s no less free-associative, building meaning from juxtapositions that feel largely intuitive. If you’re on Sorrentino’s wavelength, that can feel liberating. If not, “oppressive” might be a better word. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Dec 10, 2015

Youth is intoxicating, I’ll admit. Had I never tasted this wine before, I could easily see myself yearning for another glass. But this time it feels like an old vintage in a new bottle, one that’s grown slightly stale rather than better with age. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

May 23, 2015

Youth has a wan eloquence and elegance, though freighted with sentimentality and a strangely unearned and uninteresting macho-geriatric regret for lost time, lost film projects, lost love and all those beautiful women that you never got to sleep with. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Dec 3, 2015

From early on my strong desire was for this horribly pretentious phantasmagoria to be over. Read full review

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tzara11

Dec 5, 2015

A sweet film with captivating and wonderful perfomaces from a magnificent cast.
michael Caine deserves all his praises for the best best role in the last years of his amazing carreer, but also the rest of the cast (Weisz over everybody) are great.
Sorrentino together Bigazzy give us theirA sweet film with captivating and wonderful perfomaces from a magnificent cast.
michael Caine deserves all his praises for the best best role in the last years of his amazing carreer, but also the rest of the cast (Weisz over everybody) are great.
Sorrentino together Bigazzy give us their usual beautiful shots, for a little, beautiful movie, less ambitious respect the great beauty but hower vibrant and heartfelt.… Expand

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argonauta_rsr

Feb 10, 2016

To every one who call Youth pretentious, or say there no story , my advice is go to watch Fellini 8 1/2 if the The Great Beauty was a "modern" version of La dolce vita . again Sorrentino brings a new interpretation of the Fellini universe. Sorrentino is one of the best thing happened inTo every one who call Youth pretentious, or say there no story , my advice is go to watch Fellini 8 1/2 if the The Great Beauty was a "modern" version of La dolce vita . again Sorrentino brings a new interpretation of the Fellini universe. Sorrentino is one of the best thing happened in film in the last decade and every new film is just delightful, shame he is misunderstood for people who only express envy and people who doens't have enough film culture to uderstand where his ideas come from.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Dec 13, 2015

A sublime, thoughtful treatise about youth and aging, what we do with the time in between, and how well we understand it all as we move through the process. With its gorgeous cinematography, its superb performances by Harvey Keitel and Jane Fonda, its diverse and emotive musical score, andA sublime, thoughtful treatise about youth and aging, what we do with the time in between, and how well we understand it all as we move through the process. With its gorgeous cinematography, its superb performances by Harvey Keitel and Jane Fonda, its diverse and emotive musical score, and its beautifully layered writing, the film is a feast for the senses and leaves viewers with a lot to think about in its wake. Despite a few slow passages in the picture's first hour, "Youth" grows on you the further you get into it, wiping away any memories of this shortcoming. Allow yourself to be moved by the experience, and you'll come away richly rewarded.… Expand

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beingryanjude

Jan 2, 2016

With a powerful aesthetic and a thought-provoking look at life, YOUTH is unusually stunning. Its grandiose cast soars above the Alps - and Jane Fonda will have you wanting more and more.

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InTrippyEntropy

Jun 24, 2019

At one point during "youth", directed by Paolo Sorrentino, a character says, "focus on some insignificant detail." And that's sort of sums up what's wrong with this film. Beautifully shot, well acted, you don't want to quit watching, but the simple-minded dialogue keeps interrupting. AndAt one point during "youth", directed by Paolo Sorrentino, a character says, "focus on some insignificant detail." And that's sort of sums up what's wrong with this film. Beautifully shot, well acted, you don't want to quit watching, but the simple-minded dialogue keeps interrupting. And Harvey keitel's character seems to exist for no other reason but to annoy, with his disagreements and dogmatic utterances. I like watching Michael Caine, who plays an accomplished but retired composer, talk about the past, his regrets, which are interesting, but not inspired as it thinks it is. I was really looking forward to a short scene with Jane Fonda as an aging Diva telling off a long time director friend. But even though she's good in it, it's not very good. The dialogue is cliched and shallow. There's a great scene near the end where Harvey Keitel imagines all of his leading ladies speaking lines of dialogue. From all different time periods. It's interesting and cool and meaningful. But you'll probably reach the end of this movie feeling like you didn't get it. But maybe there wasn't really that much to get.… Expand

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TVJerry

Dec 28, 2015

If you saw the last film from director Paolo Sorrentino (“The Great Beauty”) you’ll have some idea what to expect here. Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel play successful artists (composer/conductor and movie writer/director) who muse about their past and ponder their future. Some of theirIf you saw the last film from director Paolo Sorrentino (“The Great Beauty”) you’ll have some idea what to expect here. Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel play successful artists (composer/conductor and movie writer/director) who muse about their past and ponder their future. Some of their conversations and encounters with others are interesting, but they’re interrupted by scenic views of the Swiss Alps, random musical performances and people chilling at the resort. These artistic moments provide lovely images and texture that hinder the progress of the already minimal plot. Caine has some tender moments, but the film is too long, too slow, too pretentious and too scattered.… Expand

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Broyax

Jul 5, 2018

Je m'attendais à... je ne sais pas trop à quoi je m'attendais en fait. L'affiche est frappante : on dirait une pub pour du viagra. Du coup, j'espérais une sorte de comédie (?) surtout avec ce duo d'acteurs éminents et brillants, incontestablement (on ne les présente plus depuis belleJe m'attendais à... je ne sais pas trop à quoi je m'attendais en fait. L'affiche est frappante : on dirait une pub pour du viagra. Du coup, j'espérais une sorte de comédie (?) surtout avec ce duo d'acteurs éminents et brillants, incontestablement (on ne les présente plus depuis belle lurette). Et avec un titre pareil, on pouvait s'attendre aussi à des calembours (?) sur la gériatrie, l'impuissance, les soucis de prostate et la maladie d'Alzheimer.

Il y a un peu de tout ça, cela dit, avec des filles à poil donc et des mecs aussi. Et même des vieux qui baisent dans les bois. Mais on cherche en vain ce qui pourrait faire (sou)rire (?) dans tout ce fatras de film intello-de-mes-deux dont la réalisation est totalement sénile, à deux à l'heure. Un peu de psychodrame également mais digne d'un épisode de "Plus belle la vie" sauf que c'est en cinémascope.

Et des dialogues, du blabla pour ne rien dire et s'écouter parler, faire le beau et l'intéressant pour attirer l'attention de Positif et Télérama. On dirait un film idéal pour l'asile de Cannes et de tous ses lèche-bottes compassés qui pètent plus haut que leur cul. Il remporterait la "palme" à l'aise.

Bref, je sais pas qui c'est ce Paolo mais c'est un putain de trou du cul.… Expand

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