Golden Youth

2019 1h 53m FR

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4.4

SKIP

★4.4TMDB · 31

Drama

Synopsis

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Paris, France, 1979. Rose, a rebellious orphaned teenager, and Michel, a young aspiring painter, enjoy their crazy love under the neon lights of the decadent nightclub Le Palace, where they establish an ambiguous relationship with Lucille and Hubert, two bohemian bourgeois who will change their lives.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Isabelle Huppert
Lucille Wood
Galatea Bellugi
Rose
Melvil Poupaud
Hubert Robert
Lukas Ionesco
Michel
Alain-Fabien Delon
Adrien
Nassim Guizani
Yvan
Judith Zins
Mado
Manal Issa
Razerka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Éva Ionesco
Writers: Éva Ionesco, Simone Liberati
Languages: French
Countries: Belgium, France

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Éva Ionesco, shot by Agnès Godard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bertrand Burgalat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Basile Belkhiri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Isabelle Huppert and Galatea Bellugi and Melvil Poupaud carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7893416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Éva Ionesco directs. Agnès Godard behind the camera. Bertrand Burgalat scores. Basile Belkhiri cuts. Produced in Belgium, France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: Belgium, France.
3Directed by Éva Ionesco, shot by Agnès Godard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bertrand Burgalat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Basile Belkhiri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Isabelle Huppert and Galatea Bellugi and Melvil Poupaud carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7893416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 31 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "paris, france", "1970s", "nightclub".