Youth

Youth (2015)

Timing: 2:5 (125 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2015-05-20

Country

France, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Film4 Productions, Eurimages, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Number 9 Films, Indigo Film, Medusa Film, Barbary Films, C-Films

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$12 300 000

Revenue

$23 451 796

Website

http://www.pathefilms.com/film/youth

Director

Paolo Sorrentino

Actors

Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda, Mark Kozelek, Robert Seethaler, Alex MacQueen, Luna Mijović, Tom Lipinski
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Scenario

Paolo Sorrentino

Producer

Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano, Carlotta Calori, Viola Prestieri

Operator

Luca Bigazzi

Composer

David Lang

Artist

Audition

Shaheen Baig, Laura Rosenthal, Annamaria Sambucco

Editing

Cristiano Travaglioli
All team (33)

• Madeline Genee, who played the role of Miss Universe, was 26 years old at the time of filming. In real life, she would have been one of the oldest winners of this competition (only Brook Mahealani Lee won the contest at the same age in 1997).
• Filming took place in the eastern part of the Swiss Alps. One shot features the railway station in Wiesen, located between St. Moritz and Davos.
• Jane Fonda became interested in the role of Brenda, especially after her friend Al Pacino told her that the role was written "just for her." Another actress had been cast for the role, but she left the project, and Fonda instructed her agent to "reserve" the role for her.
• Michael Caine was given glasses with dark frames because they emphasized his gray hair.
• The film's cast includes three "Oscar winners" (Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, and Rachel Weisz) and one nominee (Harvey Keitel).
• Paolo Sorrentino wrote the screenplay with Michael Caine in mind for the lead role.
• The scene with Madalina Ghenea in the bathtub topped WhatCulture.com's ranking of the 15 most frequently paused moments in film.
• Michael Caine improvised the scene where his character tells his daughter to stop crying.
• The film's final scene, in which Fred Ballinger, played by Michael Caine, conducts, strongly resembles Federico Fellini's 'Orchestra Rehearsal' (1978). Sorrentino is a long-time admirer of Fellini.
• When Lena is lying in the sun and talking to the gamekeeper, a change in the position of her hand in her hair can be noticed when the camera angle changes.
• The film's cast includes three Academy Award winners (Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, and Rachel Weisz) and one nominee (Harvey Keitel).
• The scene with Madalina Ghenea in the bathtub topped WhatCulture.com's ranking of the 15 most paused moments in film.
• The film's final scene, in which Fred Belinger, played by Michael Caine, conducts, is very reminiscent of Federico Fellini's 'Orchestra Rehearsal' (1978). Sorrentino is a longtime Fellini admirer.