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Audio Format: DD 5.1, DD 2.0 Video Format: Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic) Languages: Italian Subtitles: English Region Code: 1 Year Made: 2003 Running Time: 366
 The Best of Youth is a passionate epic. It tells the story of an Italian family spanning four decades, from the chaotic 1960s to the present. The story revolves around two brothers, Nicola (Luigi Lo Cascio) and Matteo Carati (Alessio Boni), who have been sharing the same dreams, the same hopes, and indeed everything in their lives until they meet Giorgia (Jasmine Trinca). Nicola settles for a life as a psychiatrist while his brother Matteo, introverted and idealistic, joins the police to uphold social justice. The tides of history and their own divergent dreams connect as well as disconnect them at different times when the outside world is changing violently...
Made as a mini-series for Italian TV, The Best of Youth finally became a 6-hour film in 2003 and it had to be divided into two episodes when screened at cinemas. Dealing with the most significant events in contemporary Italian history, it gained much attention from critics as soon as it was released. The film won the Jury Prize, Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival 2003, among other 17 prizes all over the world. The DVD version also features 4 trailers and 10 most memorable scenes from the film.
 The Best Of Youth (La Meglio Giovent?) - Tells the story of an Italian family from the end of the 60s till nowadays. The lives of two brothers, Nicola and Matteo, are the heart of the story. At first they share the same dreams, the same hopes, the same books and friendships. Meeting Giorgia, a girl with mental disorders, will be determinant for the future of the two brothers: Nicola decides to become a psychiatrist, Matteo abandons his studies and joins the police.
La Meglio Giovent? deals with the most crucial events and sites of Italy??s history: Florence during the flooding, Sicily and its struggle against the Mafia, songs that mark an epoch, Turin during the 70s with its blue-collar-workers, Milan during the 90s, the efforts made to rebuild and reinvent a modern nation. Our characters will reluctantly pursue their passions: they will stumble over history, they will grow up, hurt themselves, nurture new illusions and put themselves at stake again.
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