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Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?
2015 · Directed by Paolo Sorrentino · 125 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 24 frames
Crew
- Written by: Paolo Sorrentino
- Cinematography: Luca Bigazzi
- Edited by: Cristiano Travaglioli
- Music: David Lang
- Production design: Ludovica Ferrario
- Produced by: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori
Cast
- Michael Caine as Fred Ballinger
- Harvey Keitel as Mick Boyle
- Rachel Weisz as Lena Ballinger
- Paul Dano as Jimmy Tree
- Jane Fonda as Brenda Morel
- Mark Kozelek as Mark Kozelek
- Robert Seethaler as Luca Moroder
- Alex Macqueen as Queen's Emissary
- Luna Mijović as Masseuse
- Tom Lipinski as Screenwriter in Love
Production
- Country: Italy, France, United Kingdom, Switzerland
- Language: German, Spanish, English
- Studios: Indigo Film, Medusa Film, Barbary Films, Pathé
- Budget: $13,360,000
- Box office: $2,000,000
- Themes: hotel, adultery, venice, italy, composer, switzerland, screenwriter, conductor, affectation, vacation, aging
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