The Great Beauty director Paolo Sorrentino returns with trailer for new film Youth
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Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is sticking with ageing as a theme with his next film, paradoxically titled Youth, which received a standing ovation at Cannes and was promptly picked up by Fox Searchlight.
It sees Michael Caine play a retired composer called Fred who vacations in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge with his film director friend (Harvey Keitel).
Fred has no plans to return to composing despite a request from the Queen of England, while Mich is determined to finish a screenplay for what might be his leading lady and muse’s (Jane Fonda) last role.
Paul Dano and Rachel Weisz co-star in Youth, which will be released in cinemas on 4 December, 2015.
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