"Youth" is a film directed by Paolo Sorrentino, created in collaboration with Italian, British and Swiss filmmakers. The musical melodrama was first presented to the viewer on May 20, 2015. The music for the project was created by composer David Lang. A movie with a duration of 124 minutes has an age limit of 18+. Actors of the film "Youth" - Michael Kane, Rachel Weiss, Jane Fonda, Harvey Keitel, Paul Dano and others.
In 2016, the film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category "Best Song". In 2015, it received the main awards of the European Film Academy in the categories of "Best Film", "Best Director" and "Best Actor". Youth was among the applicants for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival awards.
Photos of the actors of the film "Youth" and information about them you will find in this review.
Plot
Elderly people, Mick (famous director) and Fred (famous composer and conductor) already fully understood the taste of fame. During a joint holiday in the Alps, these old friends talk about the fate of their children and try to find the keys to solving their own everyday problems.
The director introduces the audience to our heroes at the moment when Mik needs to write a script that should be the apotheosis of his cinematic career, but the work is progressing slowly due to a lack of fresh ideas. Fred at that time for some reason decided to refuse the queen herself, who asked him to speak at the celebration of her son’s birthday.
Cast: Harvey Keitel
In the track record of a native of the city of New York 201 cinematic role. He became famous thanks to his participation in such well-known projects as Mad Dogs, From Dusk Till Dawn, Taxi Driver, Pulp Fiction. The role of the actor in the film "Youth" was the character Fred Bellinger.
Harvey Keitel was born in the city of New York in 1939. Parents of the future actors emigrated to the United States from Europe. Harvey served in the army for some time in the Marine Corps. Then he learned the acting profession at the Acting Studio of Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler. A lucky ticket for the aspiring movie actor was his acquaintance with the director Martin Scorsese, who starred in the film "Who Knocks on My Door?"
In 2001, he married actress Daphne Kastner. The father of three children.
Michael Kane
The British actor in the film "Youth", who played the main role in it, directed by Mick Boyle. It is worth noting that Michael Kane worked on the project not only as an actor, but also as one of the screenwriters. In the frame he had to improvise more than once, including in the scene where he forbids his daughter to cry. The director of the film suggested that the actor put on black glasses on the set so that his hero’s hair would appear whiter.
Michael Kane is the winner of the Academy Award. The track record of a native of the city of London consists of about 300 roles in film and television. The actor starred in such well-known projects as "Interstellar", "Inveterate scammers", "Batman: The Beginning".
He was married to Patricia Hines. Now is in a relationship with Shakira Kane. The father of two children.
Rachel Weiss
In the film "Youth" played the role of Lena Belinger. A native of the city of London, 123 roles were played in cinema and on television. Known for his work in the films "The Mummy", "Agora", "Verdict for Money", "Taste of a Sunny Day". At the age of 15 she made her debut in the series "Second Screen".
In 2006 she received the Academy Award in the nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in the film A Loyal Gardener.
Married to actor Daniel Craig. The mother of one child.
Paul Dano
The representative of the American cinema school. In the track record of a native of the city of New York, 57 roles in projects for large and small screens. He became known to the general public after the publication of the painting "Oil". He also played in feature films Little Miss Happiness, Ruby Sparks. He is the director of the film "Wild Life".
The actor of the film "Youth" was several times included in the list of applicants for the award of the Guild of Actors and the British Academy of Arts.
Interesting Facts
There are several interesting stories related to the film:
- Actress Jane Fonda agreed to shoot in this film, after she learned from her colleague Al Pacino that the image of the heroine of Brenda was created specifically for her.
- Filming of "Youth" took place near the village of Wiesing, located in the eastern part of the Swiss Alps.
- Some scenes of the film are similar to Federico Fellini's "Orchestra Rehearsal".
- The official poster of the film "Youth" with the naked "Miss Universe" Madalina Diana Genea caused discontent among some critics who considered it inappropriate, since the episode in which the above model played was not decisive in the picture.