Adriana Asti, Alessio Boni, Andrea Tidona
This sprawling Italian drama sweeps from the '60s to the 21st century, tracking the journey of two brothers, Nicola (Luigi Lo Cascio) and Matteo (Alessio Boni). The two take different paths: After tra...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 7, 2006
Stats: 596 reviews
OK, so anyone will tell you it's 6 hours long and in Italian. But this a rich film and is only dry in a couple of spots. I love the culture, and you feel like you know these characters. They feel like family. I laughed, I cried, I thought, I pondered, and I mourned. Oh, I g...( read more)
This epic movie really utilizes its 6 hour length to develop its characters to a depth that I have not seen in another movie. After finishing you just want more.
Commovente ma mai scontato, questo film, nonostante la durata epocale, è riuscito a tenermi incollata allo schermo, a farmi riflettere e sorridere, e a farmi affezionare a dei personaggi disegnati davvero bene e ad una storia che non scade mai nel patetico o nel sentimentalismo. ...( read more)
All beforehand, I should say I am so proud off myself for watching a 383 minutes feature non-stop. Beside the first hour starts up a li'bit slow, the flick just decently progresses. So, don't get scared off its length. An atypical, non-cliche drama about how a man learns to takin...( read more)
A story of two brothers which spans four decades. I do not have words to describe this film. Everything, from the acting, direction, story, dialogue, music and cinematography is pitch perfect. Simply one of the greatest piece of film making of all time. Truly, a masterpiece! This...( read more)
quite boring and colourless - there was too much noise and 6 hours for this kind of movies are insufferable.
Touching... a story that stands by itself driving all your attention to it. The 6 hrs. are not a big thing cuz it has an unique drama full of suspense... It worthed, every minute !!
The Best of Youth runs, though never dawdles, for an easy six hours, with barely a false note. full review
I dropped outside of time and was carried along by the narrative flow; when the film was over, I had no particular desire to leave the theater, and would happily have stayed another three hours. full review
A graceful and enveloping feat of filmmaking. full review
This is the sort of movie you'll recommend to friends and they'll go, 'Six hours! Are you nuts?' and then call you up and thank you in the middle of the night. full review
By the end of this haunting, hypnotic film, you feel you have watched lives being lived, not just imagined. full review
The story this six-hour film from Italy tells is full of nuance and complexity, but it is also as accessible and engrossing as a grand 19th-century novel. full review
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