Youth Without Youth
Film2007125 min

Youth Without Youth

Taste attributes: dramafantasymysteryromanceslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricateglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, slow-burning mystery, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 149 votes

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, professor of language and philosophy Dominic Matei is struck by lightning and ages backwards from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the world and the Nazis. While on the run, the professor meets a young woman who has her own experience with a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Tim RothAlexandra Maria LaraBruno GanzAndré HennickeMarcel Iureș

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2007
Runtime
125 min
Status
Released
Studio
American Zoetrope
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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