The Best of Youth

Original title: La meglio gioventù

2003
R
6h 14m

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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.

Director
- Marco Tullio Giordana
Writers
- Sandro Petraglia
- Stefano Rulli
Stars

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IMDb RATING

8.5/10

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Director
- Marco Tullio Giordana
Writers
- Sandro Petraglia
- Stefano Rulli
Stars

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Awards
- 33 wins & 25 nominations

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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
Edited into Colpiti al cuore (2019)

Soundtracks
Piano sonata in A minor K 310
Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Sonia Bergamasco

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9/10

A Life Experience

A sweeping epic. It's the longest I've sat in one theater to watch a single piece (though it was originally released as a four-part series on Italian TV), and after six hours, I couldn't leave the theater for ten minutes, I had to come down off an emotional ledge. It's a tale of Italian history told through the story of one family, and by the end of the movie, you'll know and love them the way you do your own family.