The Best Of Youth
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Movie Reviews of The Best Of Youth
Movie Review: Yes, it really is that good
Summary: 5 Stars
You can read the other 5-star reviews here on Amazon to get a detailed sense of what's so special about The Best of Youth. I just want to verify that yes, this film really is as good as those reviewers would have you believe. It's one of those rare films that feels not like an artificial construction but like a document of real life, and you come out of it feeling as though you've lived that experience for yourself. It's the kind of film that makes you want to accost strangers in the street and persuade them to watch it, just so you can share the joy and wonder of it. I actually haven't viewed it on DVD (though I do own it); I paid to see it in the theater as two separate 3-hour films on two separate occasions, which should tell you just how much of an impression it made on me.
Stop reading the reviews and just see the film, now. You won't regret it.
Movie Review: From An Actor - "All That Cinema Should Be"
Summary: 5 Stars
A testament to how magnificent the film is: I sat through this 6+ hour film in the theatre while I was 7 months pregnant! And if it had not been the end of its run at the theatre, I would have gone again, even pregnant!!! This movie has stuck with me 3 years later. It is a wonderful journey that you are immediately caught up in from the first frames. I only wish that everyone who watches this could see it first in the theatre; I openly wondered at the conclusion of the film if the impact would be the same on the small screen. I felt as it I were in Italy and in the Carati(?) family. Extremely well written, well photographed, well acted, and despite the length, the story and characters are so compelling that the time flies. Worth every minute of your time and worth every penny you spend. Simply beautiful.Movie Review: The Best of Youth
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a magnificent film. It's length (over 6 hours) may be due to the fact that it is based on an Italian TV series. The performances are outstanding, and the sense of history is palpable. I was so impressed that, instead of returning the second copy which was unaccountably sent to me, I simply gifted it to a friend.
I do want to make clear that I was very displeased that, despite several attempts to communicate with Amazon, my order for ONE copy of this item somehow turned into TWO, and that I was charged twice as much as I had signed up for. This presumably came about because one copy came from Amazon, the other from an outside supplier. I ask that Amazon avoid a recurrence of such an error in the future, and would like to receive assurance of its intention to do so.
Movie Review: The best italian movie in many years
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a real amazing work of art. It's a very touching melodrama, historically interesting and dramatically powerful. It tells the story of two brothers in parallel with the History of Italy in the last 40 years of the 20th. Century. A warning: probably you might feel that it's slow moving in the first two hours. However, you should wait for what is coming. The last hour is so moving that you'll need more than a handkerchief. The acting of the whole cast is superb, as well as the photography and the music, including popular songs from each decade. Simply marvellous! If you've lived and remember the decades of the sixties and nineties, this movie is for you. An authentic masterpiece that you will want to admire more than once. If ten stars existed, I would give them all.Movie Review: Beautiful, rewarding movie
Summary: 5 Stars
It took me a little while reading English subtitles to sort the characters out, but TBOY is always unpredictable, compelling, and never boring. The story of a family that spans 1966-2003, and I felt like I'd lived many lifetimes by the time it was over. Too many beautiful, touching moments to recall. Made me feel glad to be alive, and that's probably the best I can say about any film.
It's on two DVDs, no extras, which is a shame because it seems like there might be some autobiographical stuff embedded in the film--the details are so fresh and unexpected. It's a medium-budget production, as measured by the earlier scenes which don't recreate past eras in all their detail. But that's okay. It's the story that's really valuable here.