---
title: 'The Best of Youth (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marco Tullio Giordana'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 366
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-best-of-youth-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346336/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Best of Youth (2003)

2003 · R · 366 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: La meglio gioventù

## Synopsis

The Best Of Youth is a 2003 Italian epic drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana and written by Sandro Petraglia and Stefano Rulli. A family saga set in Italy from 1966 through 2003, it chronicles the life of the middle-class Carati family, focusing primarily on brothers Nicola and Matteo as their life paths separate during youth, encompassing major political and social events in post–World War II Italian history.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Marco Tullio Giordana](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-tullio-giordana)
- **Screenplay:** [Sandro Petraglia](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-petraglia), [Stefano Rulli](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-rulli)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart), [Johann Sebastian Bach](https://cinepixo.com/people/johann-sebastian-bach), [The Animals](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-animals)
- **Producer:** [Angelo Barbagallo](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-barbagallo), [Donatella Botti](https://cinepixo.com/people/donatella-botti)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roberto Forza](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-forza)
- **Editor:** [Roberto Missiroli](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-missiroli)

## Cast

- [Riccardo Scamarcio](https://cinepixo.com/people/riccardo-scamarcio)
- [Laura Di Mariano](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-di-mariano)
- [Fabrizio Gifuni](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabrizio-gifuni)
- [Valentina Carnelutti](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-carnelutti)
- [Giusto Lo Piparo](https://cinepixo.com/people/giusto-lo-piparo)
- [Alessio Boni](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessio-boni)
- [Michele Melega](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-melega)
- [Paolo De Vita](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-de-vita)
- [Fabio Camilli](https://cinepixo.com/people/fabio-camilli)
- [Fausto Maria Sciarappa](https://cinepixo.com/people/fausto-maria-sciarappa)
- [Stefano Abbati](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefano-abbati)
- [Claudio Gioè](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudio-gioe)
- [Mimmo Mignemi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mimmo-mignemi)
- [Sonia Bergamasco](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonia-bergamasco)
- [Luigi Lo Cascio](https://cinepixo.com/people/luigi-lo-cascio)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-best-of-youth-2003
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