Springtime. Fred and Mick, two old friends now approaching eighty, are on vacation together in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps.
Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working.
The two friends know that their time is quickly running out, and they decide to face their future together.
They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children’s confused lives, Mick’s enthusiastic young writers, and the other hotel guests, all of whom, it seems, have all the time that they lack.
And while Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred, who gave up his musical career long ago, has no intention of returning to it.
But someone wants at all costs to hear his compositions and to see him conduct again.

Direction: Paolo Sorrentino

Script: Paolo Sorrentino

Production: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Nicola Giuliano

Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi

Editing: Cristiano Travaglioli

Production Design: Ludovica Ferrario

Costume Design: Carlo Poggioli

Sound: Silvia Moraes

Original Score: David Lang

Cast: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda

Original Title: YOUTH – LA GIOVINEZZA

Original Language: English

Film Production Countries: Italy, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Biography of the Director/s
Paolo Sorrentino, director and screenwriter, was born in Naples in 1970.
In 2001, he made his first feature film, ONE MAN UP, with Toni Servillo and Andrea Renzi. The film, selected for the Venice Film Festival, was nominated for three David di Donatellos, and won a Silver Ribbon for best new director as well as two Golden Goblets.
In 2004, he completed his second film THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE. Shown in competition at the Cannes FF, the film won numerous awards including five David di Donatellos, four Silver Ribbons and five Ciak d'Oro. In 2006, he made his third film THE FAMILY FRIEND which, after competing at the Cannes FF, was shown in numerous international festivals.
In 2008, with IL DIVO, starring Toni Servillo, Sorrentino competed at the Cannes Film Festival for the third time and won the Jury Prize. The film went on to win seven David di Donatellos, five Ciak d'Oro, five Silver Ribbons and an Oscar nomination for best make-up. In 2010, Feltrinelli published his first novel "Hanno tutti ragione", which was well received by readers and critics alike, and made the short list for the Strega Prize.
In 2011, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE was Sorrentino's first film in English. Starring Sean Penn and Frances McDormand, the film was in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. It won numerous awards including six David di Donatellos, three Silver Ribbons and four Ciak d’Oro. In 2012, Feltrinelli published his second book "Tony Pagoda e i suoi amici". In 2013, THE GREAT BEAUTY, starring Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone and Sabrina Ferilli, saw Sorrentino compete for the fifth time at the Cannes Film Festival.The film went on to win many awards including Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and a BAFTA, as well as five important EFA awards including European Film, Director and Actor.

Filmography:
2001 ONE MAN UP
2004 THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE
2006 THE FAMILY FRIEND
2008 IL DIVO
2011 THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
2013 THE GREAT BEAUTY

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