La meglio gioventù

"The Possibilities Were Endless..."

Jun 20 2003 R 6h 6m
Drama, Romance

After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.

Plot

Nicola and Matteo Carati are two brothers of Rome, who live the years from 1966 to 2000 and all the events which have signed this period. They begin their adventure, helping Giorgia, a young girl confined in an asylum. Then, after the flood of Florence, Nicola meets Giulia a talented piano player with a dangerous sympathy for the BR. Matteo, a rebel spirit entered in the police, will find the optimistic photographer Mirella. These four characters and many others will cross the years of terrorism and Tangentopoli.

Written by

Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli

Directed by

Marco Tullio Giordana

Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Rai Fiction, 01 Distribution, BiBi Film

Languages

Norsk, Italiano, English

Awards

33 wins & 25 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
25,126
Average Rating
8.5 out of 10
Metascore
89
Popularity
NA