Youth

– Performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 15 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
Original Name:
芳华
Youth (2015) - Also known as 芳华

Performing art troupe members each face their own trials and tribulations in Chengdu; from escaping a family scandal to dealing with unrequited love, each experiences rejection that shapes their lives in this coming-of-age tale selected to play at the Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Chinese helming legend Feng Xiaogang.

Producing Country:
Genre:

Youth (2015) - Trailer

Release Date:

04 Dec 2015

Language:

English, Spanish, Swiss German

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Paolo Sorrentino

Writer:

Paolo Sorrentino

Main Actors:

The Retrosettes, Gabriella Belisario, Laura De Marchi, Rachel Weisz

Plot:

Fred and Mick, two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Mick's enthusiastic young writers, and the other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 53 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,882,275

Production:

Fox Searchlight

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
Metacritic:
64%