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The Best Years

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Italy, 1980. Three 16-year-old idealists, Paolo, Giulio and Riccardo, share everything like brothers. Along with them is Gemma, Paolo's girlfriend, who quickly becomes a full part of their lives. But life catches up with them and the young friends embark on different paths. Paolo (Kim Rossi Stuart) graduates with a degree in literature and has a hard time finding a teaching position. Giulio (Pierfrancesco Favino) becomes a successful lawyer and soon trades his youthful ideals for wealth and fame. Riccardo (Claudio Santamaria) bounces from one job to the next, from failed actor to wannabe journalist. Gemma (Micaela Ramazzotti) leaves Rome for Naples where she struggles to make ends meet, only to return a few years later and reunite with Paolo. When Gemma and Giulio begin having an affair behind Paolo's back, the group seems to fall apart irrevocably. As years go by, the four friends reconnect and lose touch over and over, while struggling with their hopes, disillusionments, successes, failures and the passage of time.

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Sergio F. Pinilla Cinemanía (Spain) 12/28/2020
4/5
Fun and sincere. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Gabriele Muccino

Director

Pierfrancesco Favino

Giulio

Micaela Ramazzotti

Gemma

Kim Rossi Stuart

Paolo

Claudio Santamaria

Riccardo

Nicoletta Romanoff

Margherita
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Synopsis Italy, 1980. Three 16-year-old idealists, Paolo, Giulio and Riccardo, share everything like brothers. Along with them is Gemma, Paolo's girlfriend, who quickly becomes a full part of their lives. But life catches up with them and the young friends embark on different paths. Paolo (Kim Rossi Stuart) graduates with a degree in literature and has a hard time finding a teaching position. Giulio (Pierfrancesco Favino) becomes a successful lawyer and soon trades his youthful ideals for wealth and fame. Riccardo (Claudio Santamaria) bounces from one job to the next, from failed actor to wannabe journalist. Gemma (Micaela Ramazzotti) leaves Rome for Naples where she struggles to make ends meet, only to return a few years later and reunite with Paolo. When Gemma and Giulio begin having an affair behind Paolo's back, the group seems to fall apart irrevocably. As years go by, the four friends reconnect and lose touch over and over, while struggling with their hopes, disillusionments, successes, failures and the passage of time.
Director
Gabriele Muccino
Producer
Marco Belardi, Paolo Del Brocco, Raffaella Leone, Ilaria Zazzaro
Screenwriter
Gabriele Muccino, Paolo Costella, Gabriele Muccino, Paolo Costella
Production Co
RAI Cinema
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
2h 9m