Youth Without Youth (2007)

Note Générale:

6,3/10   

Réalisateur:

Francis Ford Coppola

Scénaristes:

Mircea Eliade (novel)
Francis Ford Coppola (written by)

Date de sortie:

26 octobre 2007 (Italy)

Genre:

Drame | Fantasy | Mystère | Romance | Thriller

Intrigue:

A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, a timid professor is changed by a cataclysmic event and explores the mysteries of life.

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Lightning | Language | Struck By Lightning | Nazi

Récompenses:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Deep, Entrancing, Thrilling, and Thought-Provoking

Ensemble

Tim Roth	...	Dominic
Alexandra Maria Lara	...	Veronica / Laura
Bruno Ganz	...	Professor Stanciulescu
André Hennicke	...	Josef Rudolf
Marcel Iures	...	Prof. Giuseppe Tucci
Adrian Pintea	...	Pandit
Alexandra Pirici	...	Woman in Room 6
Florin Piersic Jr.	...	Dr. Gavrila
Zoltan Butuc	...	Dr. Chirila
Adriana Titieni	...	Anetta
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Mircea Albulescu	...	Davidoglu
Dan Astileanu	...	Professor (as Dan Astilean)
Cristian Balint	...	Grenzschutz
Dragos Bucur	...	Bartender
Theodor Danetti	...	Dr. Neculache
Andrei Gheorghe	...	Taxi Driver
Roxana Guttman	...	Gertrude
Dorina Lazar	...	Cook
Rodica Lazar	...	Teller
Anamaria Marinca	...	Hotel Receptionist
Hodorog Anton Mihail	...	Doru, The Guard
Mihai Niculescu	...	Vaian
Gelu Nitu	...	Policeman
Mirela Oprisor	...	Craita
Alexandru Repan	...	Dr. Chavannes
Dan Sandulescu	...	Nicodim
Andi Vasluianu	...	Intern

Autre(s) titre(s):

Jugend ohne Jugend (Germany)
L'homme sans âge (France)
Un'altra giovinezza (Italy)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality, nudity and a brief disturbing image.

Durée:

124 min

Pays:

USA | Allemagne | Italy | France | Romania

Langue:

Anglais | Sanskrit | Allemand | Français | Italien | Russe

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

USA:R | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16

Lieux de tournage:

Ana Aslan International Academy of Aging, Bucharest, Romania

Société:

American Zoetrope

Anecdotes:

The first cut was close to three hours. It contains a sub-plot shot (also included in the novella) featuring the 1938 student radicals and Secret Police associating Dominic with them. The sub-plot was ultimately dropped upon suggestion by co-editor Walter Murch in order to keep the story more personal and reaching the intended two hour movie goal.

Connexions:

figure dans "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-12-15)" (2007)

Bande son:

Middle Village

Deep, Entrancing, Thrilling, and Thought-Provoking

I am happy masterful filmmakers like FCP are coming back to the big screen and not only that but full force with a "youthful" independent spirit, an inclination towards the digital medium and a great sense of experimentation. Directors who come to mind are George Lucs, David Lynch, Mike Figgis, and Steven Soderberg to name a few that come to mind.

YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH is a brilliant film. It is very appealing visually. Artistic in every way. Philosophically deep and psychologically complex and full of spiritual themes.

The pacing of the film will seem very slow to the average viewer and it is slow, but it is more contemplative than slow. And it is stylistically so to go along with one of the main themes of the film: TIME.

The plot is all over the place. And I mean that in a good way. It's epic. Progressive. And utterly unpredictable.

The acting is BRILLIANT. Thank you, Mr. Tim Roth for another great performance.

The screenplay is poetic not less than any other quality in the film.

This movie needs a deep viewer with some patience and a love for art, philosophy, spirituality, and science.

Honestly, the film should get a higher rating, but it's not the kind that would be accessible to all kinds of audiences. It is in essence EXPERIMENTAL but in every POSITIVE sense of the word. Consciously experimental in a natural and mature way.

I am happy this is Coppola's comeback after not so strong movies in the 90's. Well done! It was worth the wait.