Youth

Two friends are resting in an alpine hotel in Switzerland. One is Fred Bollinger, a retired composer and conductor who came with his daughter. The other is Mick, an elderly director still clinging to his career. They talk a lot and think about the past. While Fred is offered to perform at a celebration for a member of the British royal family, Mick tries to finish the script, which he believes will be the most important creation of his career. At the same time, the assistant and daughter of the composer, Lena, faces a problem of a personal nature, which becomes a trigger for an existential crisis in the life of the woman and her father. Read more Paolo Sorrentino, the director of the film "Youth", did not set out to show eighty-year-olds talking about diseases and old age. Його аудиторією є молодь. He wants to tell her about the rapid passage of time and about responsibility for the future. The very idea of ​​the picture appeared in Paolo Sorrentino after a meeting with director Francesco Rosi. Once an assistant to Luchino Visconti and Michelangelo Antonioni, the Italian told about the girl who was his bride in his youth. The story inspired Sorrentino to make the film. Rachel Weisz, who played the daughter of a composer and a conductor, has worked with directors from different countries since the beginning of her career. She starred with the Frenchman Anno, the Brazilian Meirellish in the thriller "The Devoted Gardener", with the Spaniard Amenabar in the historical drama about a woman philosopher "Agora" and most recently with the Greek Lanthimos in the fantastic film "Lobster". Two friends in the movie "Youth" are played by Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel. It is also worth mentioning the beautiful Jane Fonda, who also took part in the filming. If Paolo Sorrentino is a regular guest on the Croisette, as his films are often presented in the official competition, then for Michael Caine it will be a return after almost fifty years. In 1966, Lewis Gilbert's film "Elfie" was presented in Cannes, where the famous Brit played the main role. The picture received the Special Jury Prize.