The Best of Youth

The Best of Youth (2003)

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The Possibilities Were Endless...

After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.

Date of release
2003-06-22
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (625)
Runtime
6h 7m
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Director
Marco Tullio Giordana

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $2.8M
  • Filmed in: Venice, Florence, and Palermo
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 4. Including: David di Donatello for Best Film

The Best Of Youth is a 2003 Italian epic drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana and written by Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli. A family saga set in Italy from 1966 through 2003, it chronicles the life of the middle-class Carati family, focusing primarily on brothers Nicola and Matteo as their life paths separate during youth, encompassing major political and social events in post–World War II Italian history.

Production

Principal photography began in March 2002, taking place mainly in Florence, Turin and Collegno in the following months. On 26 June 2002, filming moved to Stromboli, lasting three days. Filming also took place in Rome and North Cape, Norway.

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