Monday, July 18, 2011
THE BEST
I am watching one of my favorite films again.
La meglio gioventù / The Best of Youth (2003)
directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. Written by Sandro Petragia and Stefano Rulli.
This has one of the highest ratings on IMDb, an 8.3.
It is a mystery why this film lands so hard in one's soul. One scene laughs, another cries, another aches with the sweetness of these brothers who survive the 60s together and beyond.
The canvas is vast but the focus never strays from the family and their loved ones.
Great events happen and they are a part of them, very small, not epic. Just there and taking it in. So we do as well.
What a wonderful film.
It is 366 minutes long so I am seeing it in thirds.
People who have seen it in one sitting say that it is timeless and goes very fast. They didn't watch it on their iMac.
This is a 5 out of Netflix5 and when I am done with it I will put it back at the end of my queue to see again in a year or so.
Labels: films
