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Following his Oscar win for The Great Beauty, Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino returned to Cannes this year with the English-language sensation Youth, starring Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel as lifelong friends Fred and Mick– one an internationally renowned conductor and the other a veteran filmmaker- who relax and ponder retirement at a luxurious resort in the Swiss Alps. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career, despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena (Rachel Weisz), Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what he figures will be his last important project. Sumptuous in its visuals and resplendent in its soundtrack, Sorrentino’s comic and touching tale is anchored by terrific lead performances. Rated R. With Jane Fonda, Paul Dano. Writer/Director: Paolo Sorrentino. (Italy 2015) 123 min.