La meglio gioventù (2003)
Al centro della storia sono due fratelli, Nicola e Matteo Carati, che vivono inseparabilmente gli anni dell'adolescenza fino a quando l'apparire nella loro esistenza di una ragazza con gravi problemi psichici cambierà le cose. Le loro vite poi prenderanno strade diverse: dopo un lungo viaggio in Norvegia, Nicola si laureerà in medicina (psichiatria), mentre Matteo entrerà nell'esercito e, successivamente, nelle forze di Polizia. La vita della famiglia Carati s'intreccia con le vicende italiane durante l'arco di quegli anni, vengono così ripercorsi i fatti salienti che hanno accompagnato la storia della nazione: l'alluvione di Firenze, il sessantotto, il periodo della lotta armata e delle Brigate Rosse, Tangentopoli, fino alla morte di Giovanni Falcone. Nel corso della storia è rivissuto con sguardo nostalgico lo scorrere del tempo passato, le diverse abitudini, la gioventù che lascia il posto ai problemi dell'età adulta.
Direttore:
Marco Tullio Giordana
Scrittori:
Sandro Petraglia, Stefano Rulli.
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Luigi Lo Cascio as Nicola Carati |
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Alessio Boni as Matteo Carati |
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Adriana Asti as Adriana Carati |
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Sonia Bergamasco as Giulia Monfalco |
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Fabrizio Gifuni as Carlo Tommasi |
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Maya Sansa as Mirella Utano |
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Valentina Carnelutti as Francesca Carati |
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Jasmine Trinca as Giorgia Esposti |
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Andrea Tidona as Angelo Carati |
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Lidia Vitale as Giovanna Carati |
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Claudio Gioè as Vitale Micavi |
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Paolo Bonanni as Luigino |
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Giovanni Scifoni as Berto |
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Riccardo Scamarcio as Andrea Utano |
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Camilla Filippi as Sara Carati |
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Mario Schiano as Professor of Medicine |
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Michele Melega as Professor of Literature |
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Thérèse Vaddem as Thérèse |
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Stefano Abbati as Dealer |
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Giovanni Martorana as Magrebino |
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Paolo De Vita as Don Vito |
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Mimmo Mignemi as Saro |
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Domenico Centamore as Agent Enzo |
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Pippo Montalbano as Commissioner Sicily |
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Gaspare Cucinella as 'Viddanu' |
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Dario Veca as Butcher |
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Nicola Vigilante as Nurse |
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Marcello Prayer as Lieutenant |
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Walter Da Pozzo as Mario |
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Krum De Nicola as Brigo |
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Maurizio Di Carmine as Terrorist |
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Roberto Accornero as President of the Turin Court |
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Fabio Camilli as Tangentopoli Prisoner |
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Antonello Puglisi as Palermo Priest |
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Emilia Marra as Female Doctor |
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Patrizia Punzo as Gallerist |
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Nila Carnelutti as Francesca Carati at 8 Years Old |
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Greta Cavuoti as Sara Carati at 8 Years Old |
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Francesco La Macchia as Andrea Utano at 6 Years Old |
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Sara Pavoncello as Sara Carati at 5 Years Old |
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Valeria Colangelo as Elena |
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Laura Di Mariano as Paola |
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Massimiliano Petrucci as Fabio |
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Claudia Fiorentini as Cati |
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Giorgio Crisafi as Primario Villa Quieta |
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Paolo Emilio Alvarez de Castro as Man in Jaguar |
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Rosa Canova as Saro's Wife |
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Aldo Mansi as Bartender Ravenna |
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Ferdinando Martin as Bartender Station |
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Angelo Giuliano as Station Agent |
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Angelo Costabile as Station Agent |
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Enzo Marcelli as Celio Sentinel |
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Aldo Innocenti as Graduated |
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Stefano Biscotti as Recruit |
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Sjur Midttun as Norway Boy |
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Rasmus Bu as Norway Boy |
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Mohammed Essaje as Norway Boy |
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Cinzia Cartei as Norway Girl |
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Sergio Risso as Florence Butler |
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Asia Pallavicino as Miss Riccobaldi |
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Lavinia Matteucci as Miss Riccobaldi |
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Danilo Maria Valli as Marino |
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Fabio Roscillo as Felice |
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Alberto Pozzo as Rosario |
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Maddalena Recino as Anita |
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Massimo Del Sette as Maddalena Recino |
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Letterio Micalizzi as Giovanbattista |
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Roberto Faglia as Fulgenzio |
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Nanni Tormen as Aldo |
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Zefferino Stefanic as Defendant |
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Giusto Lo Piparo as Defender Lawyer |
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Marcella Mariotti as Judge in Latere |
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Manuela Massarenti as Director of Psychiatric Hospital |
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Alessandro Trotta as Policeman Palermo |
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Angelica Zanardi as Neighbor |
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Juana Jimenez as Lolita |
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Giuseppe Gandini as Assessor |
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Maria Grazia Bon as Matteo's Home Goalkeeper |
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Mattia Osti as Police Officer |
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Raffaele D'Orsi as Police Officer |
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Giuseppe Mascia as Allievo III Media |
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Fabio Rossi as Orlando |
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Leonardo Antiri as Orlando Bambino |
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Alessio Brilli as Ludovico |
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Giovanni Giordana as Michele |
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Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Doctor |
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Kristine M. Opheim as Ermione |
| Directing | Marco Tullio Giordana | Director |
| Writing | Sandro Petraglia | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stefano Rulli | Screenplay |
| Production | Angelo Barbagallo | Producer |
| Production | Alessandro Calosci | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Roberto Forza | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roberto Missiroli | Editor |
| Production | Gianfranco Barbagallo | Line Producer |
| Art | Franco Ceraolo | Production Design |
| Art | Paola Riviello | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Barbara Melega | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Barbara Melega | Casting |
| Sound | Fulgenzio Ceccon | Sound |
| Sound | Decio Trani | Boom Operator |
| Editing | Paolo Petrucci | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Marta Billingsley | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Vincenzo Carpineta | Camera Operator |
| Production | Tonino Nieddu | Delegated Producer |
| Production | Fabrizio Zappi | Delegated Producer |
| Production | Ezio Orita | Production Manager |
| Production | Marco Olivieri | Production Manager |
| Production | Massimiliano Pisechi | Unit Manager |
| Production | Chrystelle Robin | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Cinzia Liberati | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Federico Ferrario | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Otello Ottavi | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Federico Olivetti | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Federico Angelucci | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Gianni Aldi | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Daniele Massaccesi | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Giovanni Gebbia | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrico Iacoponi | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Samankta Mura | Hair Department Head |
| Art | Adriano Recchioni | Storyboard Artist |
| Crew | Fabio Traversari | Special Effects |
| Crew | Massimo Ciaraglia | Special Effects |
| Crew | Pasquale Catalano | Special Effects |
| Crew | Stefano Maria Mioni | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Roberto Ridolfi | Gaffer |
| Camera | Piero Bosi | Key Grip |
| Editing | Alessandro Pelliccia | Colorist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabetta Montaldo | Costume Design |
| Writing | Sandro Petraglia | Story |
| Writing | Stefano Rulli | Story |