FRIDAY April 30, 7:00 PM (Part 1)
TUESDAY May 4, 7:30 PM (Part 2)
Haas School of Business, Cheit Hall, Room C230
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La meglio gioventù
Spanning four decades, from the chaotic 1960s to the present, director
Giordana's passionate epic follows two Italian brothers through some of
the most tumultuous events of recent Italian history. In a final period of
hopeful innocence, free-spirited Nicola (Luigi Lo Cascio) travels the
world and settles for a life as a successful psychiatrist, while his
tragically introverted and idealist brother Matteo (Alessio Boni) joins
the Italian police with the hope of righting society's wrongs. Their
politics and personalities are inextricably intertwined as the world
around them violently shifts and they are pushed together and pulled apart
by the tides of history and their own divergent dreams.
Synopsis from
Miramax
Awards and Festivals:
- 2004 David di Donatello Awards: Best Film, Director,
Screenplay, Editing, Producer, Sound - Nominated for Best Actor
(Luigi Lo Cascio), Supporting Actor (Fabrizio Gifuni),
Supporting Actress (Jasmine Trinca), Costumes, Production Design
- 2004 Silver Ribbon: Best Actor and Actress (to the whole cast),
Director, Screenplay, Editing, Producer, Sound - Nominated for Best Costumes
- 2004 European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Luigi
Lo Cascio), Director, Screenplay
- 2004 César Awards: Nominated for Best European Union Film
- Cannes Film Festival 2003: Un certain regard Award - Altadis Award
- Toronto International Film Festival 2003: Special Presentation
- New York Film Festival 2003: Special Events
- London Film Festival 2003: Cinema Europa
- Telluride Film Festival 2003: Panorama
- Denver International Film Festival 2003: People's Choice Award
- Palm Springs International Film Festival 2004:
Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature Film
- Montrèal World Film Festival 2003: Out of competition
- Vancouver International Film Festival 2003: Cinema of Our Time
- International Thessaloniki Film Festival 2003: Special Screening
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004: Audience Award
- Flanders International Film Festival 2004: Official Competition
- Singapore International Film Festival 2004: World Cinema
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2003: Perspectiva Internacional
- Festival do Rio 2003: Focus Italy
For more information about the movie (in English, unless indicated):
- Complete dossier from TamTamCinema (the daily news of
Cinecittà) with previews and making-of videos
- Internet Movie Database entry
- Official site
at Miramax
- Reviews from Rotten Tomatoes
- Web page from the Toronto International Film Festival
- Web page from the London Film Festival
- Web page from the Palm Springs International
Film Festival
- Web page from the Dublin International Film Festival
- Reviews from Italian newspapers (only in Italian).
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Last updated 04/27/2004
by Andrea Trave