Review of Youth Without Youth (2007) by Simon C — 18 Apr 2009

Hoopy arthouse fun with Uncle Frank. Brothers Quay meets Brothers Grimm.

This review of Youth Without Youth (2007) was written by Simon C on 18 Apr 2009.

Youth Without Youth has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 13 Mar 2011

Coppola never manages to get his themes to coalesce into anything terribly coherent…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 31 Jan 2012

Most certainly a personal work -- so personal, in fact, that I can't imagine anyone but Coppola being able to sit through it…

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By Michal ? (172) on 15 Feb 2014

P?íb?h plný metafyziky, filozofie, schizofrenie, mládnutí, stárnutí a cesty za poznáním. Asi to nechytne kadého, ale mn…

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By Zack B (668) on 24 Jan 2013

I was actually enraptured at the beginning, much to my surprise considering I remembered the reputation of this film being a great disappointment…

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By Sean M (1,168) on 22 Jan 2011

I loved the whole idea of the story, a 70 years old man gets hit by lightning and when he recoveres he is fine and 30 years younger…

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By Igor A (310) on 28 Jul 2013

Rezija: Francis Ford Coppola ; Igraat: Tim Roth I Bruno Ganz ; Moze li nekoj sto go gledal filmov da mi go objasni, posto nisto ne razbrav…

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By Doug K (161) on 30 Jul 2011

Not a normal movie. not a bad thing, but I suggest not being hopped up on pain meds while watching. focus needed…

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By Trailesque (112) on 18 May 2018

I stumbled across this FF Coppola film while trying to check out some of his post Godfather works…

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By Sakae I (130) on 28 Oct 2010

A clumsy attempt at complex themes like conscience, time and dream…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 29 Aug 2013

The film is a sharp disappointment to those who have been waiting for 10 years since the master's last film…

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