Search results
Critics reviews. A historical saga set in Italy spanning from 1966 to 2000, The Best of Youth focuses on the life and loves of two brothers as they cross an era of turbulent upheaval, from wild, revolutionary youth into adulthood.
The Best of Youth tells the story of four friends through a period of 30 years; what they go through how they develop their personalities, their worldviews, etc. And because it spans such an extended period of time, it acts as a highlight reel of moments from the characters' lives (so the long run-time actually feels short).
Jan 1, 2000 · 358 minutes. Original Title: Best Of Youth, The. While it may not be as long or quite in the same class as Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz or Edgar Reitz's Heimat trilogy, this ...
The story of an Italian family stretching over the period from the end of the 1960s to the present day. The main characters are two brothers, Nicola and Matteo. They share the same hopes and dreams, they read the same books and have the same friends, but until they meet a mentally disturbed young girl it’s not possible to foresee their ...
The Best of Youth (2003) R. The Possibilities Were Endless... After a fateful encounter during the summer of 1966, the lives of two Italian brothers from a middle-class family take different directions, crossing some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
You weep, laugh, celebrate and mourn with the characters throughout the six hours, which at once seem like an eternity and an instant. Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | May 13, 2007. Jack Garner ...
La Meglio Gioventù deals with the most crucial events and sites of Italy's history: Florence during the flooding, Sicily and its struggle against the Mafia, songs that mark an epoch, Turin during the 70s with its blue-collar-workers, Milan during the 80s, the youth movements, terrorism, the crisis during the 90s, the efforts made to rebuild and reinvent a modern nation.
