Thanks to A. O. Scott of the New York Times who called it his #1 film of the year on the Charlie Rose show, I finally found this film on Netflix.
After watching 6 plus hours of "The Best of Youth", I didn't want it to end. What a truly wonderful panorama of characters and history all against multiple backgrounds which don't intrude on the story. Sicily, Stromboli, Turino, Roma, Firenze, etc., are all there adding light strokes of color.
It was such a powerful cinematic experience for me that I prefer not to talk about the story line, characters, or details. Let those who have not seen it, experience it in all of its splendor. What I will say is that I bought the DVD (which I rarely do)and donated it to my local library.
An absolute must see.
After watching 6 plus hours of "The Best of Youth", I didn't want it to end. What a truly wonderful panorama of characters and history all against multiple backgrounds which don't intrude on the story. Sicily, Stromboli, Turino, Roma, Firenze, etc., are all there adding light strokes of color.
It was such a powerful cinematic experience for me that I prefer not to talk about the story line, characters, or details. Let those who have not seen it, experience it in all of its splendor. What I will say is that I bought the DVD (which I rarely do)and donated it to my local library.
An absolute must see.