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Youth

Movie · 2015 · 118 min

A slow, reflective drift through luxurious stillness, where beauty and regret mingle in dreamlike images and quiet conversations.

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2015 film directed by Paolo Sorrentino
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Year
2015
Runtime
118 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • memory
  • art
  • identity
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Paolo Sorrentino
Written by
Paolo Sorrentino
Starring
Jane Fonda, Michael Caine, Rachel Weisz, Harvey Keitel, Paul Dano, Paloma Faith, Emilia Jones, Sumi Jo
Music
David Lang
Cinematography
Luca Bigazzi
Runtime
118 min
Country
Italy, Switzerland, France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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