Youth

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Youth is an English-language drama from Oscar-winning Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty). It premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year and stars Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, and Jane Fonda.

YOUTH explores the lifelong bond between two friends vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing a screenplay in what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. Set against a sprawling landscape of unforgettable sights and intoxicating music, YOUTH asks if our most important and transformative experiences can come at any time – even late — in life.

“The passing of time, how much time we each have left and what we will do with it fascinates me,” says Sorrentino. “The question I asked myself was, how does one look to the future when one is no longer young? That idea consumed me. Young people may find it difficult to imagine that the elderly see any prospects for the future. I tried to take the opposite approach and see what expectations people in their 80s and beyond might still have.”

Youth is rated 14A.