Youth
Youth – La giovinezza
2015ItalyLanguage: itDirected by Paolo Sorrentino★ 6.9
Available in English: subtitled
Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing 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, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?
Themes and style
Tone
melancholicwhimsicalsurrealdark comedyhaunting
Pacing
slow burndreamlikeepisodic
Story
unravelingjourney
Emotion
longinggrieffiguring out who you areloss of innocenceguilt
Themes
family wounds passed downclass and moneyfamily dutyold ways vs. new world
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingdiscussion starterrewatchable
Violence
none