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Youth Without Youth [DVD]

Tim Roth , Alexandra Maria Lara , Francis Ford Coppola    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz, André Hennicke, Marcel Iures
  • Directors: Francis Ford Coppola
  • Writers: Francis Ford Coppola, Mircea Eliade
  • Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, Anahid Nazarian, Fred Roos, Masa Tsuyuki
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 21 April 2008
  • Run Time: 160 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0012OTRP2
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 55,512 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Francis Ford Coppola directs this fantasy drama set in pre-WWII Europe, about a professor who suffers a life-changing experience. When seventy-year-old academic Dominic (Tim Roth) is struck by lightning, his ageing process is thrown into reverse, rejuvenating his intellect and bestowing him with previously unknown mental powers. Now, finally able to conclude his studies into language and consciousness, he becomes the target of a host of foreign powers, all eager to learn the secrets the professor has acquired.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Transcendent 16 April 2008
Format:DVD
Usually I can predict what is going to happen (more or less) after watching the first act of most films, but Youth Without Youth rips up the usual template and attempts to take you on a journey where the end is never in sight. It isn't wholly successful but is never less than stimulating and involving. It is the polar opposite of 99.9% of other films - the narrative is linear and yet manages to suggest that time is anything but. The ending is beautiful, explaining all yet at the same time throwing into doubt everything you have just watched. If Daniel Day-Lewis had played the lead in this film it would have had accolades heaped upon it. As it is, Tim Roth does his best to hold things together but - by his own admission - he does not quite understand what the director was trying to say and it shows. I was utterly captivated by this film. Deeply flawed but still wonderful, this is a glorious, crazy mess of a masterpiece.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
For me: this film is either a work of absolute genius or is a surreal waste of time. The film captures your attention at the start; I like the `shock' element of seeing Tim Roth doubling in personality - this was done very well and adds a `dark' element to the film that keeps you on edge. The film also contains originality in that it's difficult for me to think of another film through which it can be compared.

The themes covered are interesting e.g. conflict between `good and evil', and the exploration of the origins of language appealed to me as a linguist. Unfortunately, I think there were too many ideas in the film and each one wasn't portrayed in enough depth. The plot lacked some-what and at the end of the film I felt a bit cheated because I was expecting something `more'. Overall: worth seeing but perhaps not owning.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing 20 Feb 2011
Format:DVD
The film is a very clumsy adaptation of one of Mircea Eliade's novellas. Mostly bad acting but actually the acting is not the main problem of the film. The director was simply not able to deliver a quality film altough the ideas behind it are extremely interesting.
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