A retired orchestra conductor is on vacation with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Phil... Read allA retired orchestra conductor is on vacation with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.A retired orchestra conductor is on vacation with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 24 wins & 65 nominations total
The Retrosettes
- Swing Band
- (as The Retrosettes Sister Band)
Gabriella Belisario
- Escort
- (as Gabriela Belisario)
Ian Attard
- 1st Queen's Emissary Assistant
- (as Ian Keir Attard)
Mãdãlina Ghenea
- Miss Universe
- (as Madalina Ghenea)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter seeing this movie for the first time, Sir Michael Caine wrote writer and director Paolo Sorrentino a letter, saying he was deeply touched, and he described how, during the trip back home in the taxi with his wife, he kept on crying.
- GoofsWhen the conductor comes on stage the violinists in the orchestra are using one hand to clap in their lap. The etiquette is slowly hitting the bow onto the partition support.
- Quotes
Mick Boyle: You say that emotions are overrated. But that's bullshit. Emotions are all we've got.
- Crazy creditsThe film's title credit only appears after 14 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Evening Urgant: Konstantin Kinchev (2015)
- SoundtracksSimple Song #3
Music and lyrics by David Lang
Soprano: Sumi Jo
Violino solo: Viktoria Mullova
Performed by BBC Concert Orchestra
Orchestra conductor: Terry Davies
Orchestra recording at Abbey Road Studios London
Recording assistants: Lewis Jones, John Barrett
Engineer NY: Lawson White
Featured review
One of the best films of the year
There is a sense of nostalgia in the films of Paolo Sorrentino. The nostalgia often comes across as a sense of regret for the loss of innocent love experienced by the central characters during their youth. Such a regret can easily fills one's heart with melancholy but Sorrentino seems to have mastered the art of mixing gravity with levity. His films can be both serious and farcical at the same time and that's why they are more complex than what they prima facie appear. Youth is no different.
Here is a film about larger-than-life oldies pining for their long past golden years of youth. We have a retired conductor (Michael Caine), a self-indulgent filmmaker well past his prime (Harvey Keitel), an insecure actor (Paul Dano), a mountaineer, a Miss Universe with brains, and an overweight footballer (most probably based on Maradona). There is a lively cameo from Jane Fonda who plays a legendary actress from Hollywood and then there is Rachel Weisz who plays the conductor's daughter.
Among other things (which certainly include Sorrentino's brilliant direction), it is the performances of Caine and Keitel that makes it a treat to watch. While Keitel steals every scene that he is a part of, Caine delivers a deeply nuanced performance around which the entire movie revolves. Youth is nowhere near being Sorrentino's best but it is certainly one of the best films of the year.
For more on the world of cinema, please visit my film blog "A Potpourri of Vestiges".
Here is a film about larger-than-life oldies pining for their long past golden years of youth. We have a retired conductor (Michael Caine), a self-indulgent filmmaker well past his prime (Harvey Keitel), an insecure actor (Paul Dano), a mountaineer, a Miss Universe with brains, and an overweight footballer (most probably based on Maradona). There is a lively cameo from Jane Fonda who plays a legendary actress from Hollywood and then there is Rachel Weisz who plays the conductor's daughter.
Among other things (which certainly include Sorrentino's brilliant direction), it is the performances of Caine and Keitel that makes it a treat to watch. While Keitel steals every scene that he is a part of, Caine delivers a deeply nuanced performance around which the entire movie revolves. Youth is nowhere near being Sorrentino's best but it is certainly one of the best films of the year.
For more on the world of cinema, please visit my film blog "A Potpourri of Vestiges".
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- Nov 15, 2015
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- In the Future
- Filming locations
- Flims, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland(Spa at Park Hotel Waldhaus)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- €12,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,703,296
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $78,085
- Dec 6, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $23,469,540
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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