Retired orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger is on vacation with his daughter Lena and his film director best friend Mick Boyle in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth ... Read allRetired orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger is on vacation with his daughter Lena and his film director best friend Mick Boyle in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.Retired orchestra conductor Fred Ballinger is on vacation with his daughter Lena and his film director best friend Mick Boyle in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 24 wins & 65 nominations total
- Swing Band
- (as The Retrosettes Sister Band)
- Escort
- (as Gabriela Belisario)
- 1st Queen's Emissary Assistant
- (as Ian Keir Attard)
- Miss Universe
- (as Madalina Ghenea)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter seeing this movie for the first time, Sir Michael Caine wrote writer and director Paolo Sorrentino a letter, saying he was deeply touched, and he described how, during the trip back home in the taxi with his wife, he kept on crying.
- GoofsWhen the conductor comes on stage the violinists in the orchestra are using one hand to clap in their lap. The etiquette is slowly hitting the bow onto the partition support.
- Quotes
Mick Boyle: You say that emotions are overrated. But that's bullshit. Emotions are all we've got.
- Crazy creditsThe film's title credit only appears after 14 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Evening Urgant: Konstantin Kinchev (2015)
- SoundtracksSimple Song #3
Music and lyrics by David Lang
Soprano: Sumi Jo
Violino solo: Viktoria Mullova
Performed by BBC Concert Orchestra
Orchestra conductor: Terry Davies
Orchestra recording at Abbey Road Studios London
Recording assistants: Lewis Jones, John Barrett
Engineer NY: Lawson White
* The way Jane Fonda's character is introduced - initially filmed from the back, then showing her smile in the reflection of a mirror, and finally facing the camera, radiating maximum diva charisma.
* The abundance of funny dialogue. Here's just one example: - 'Im great in bed'. - 'I know' - 'How do you know?' - 'Because you're my daughter'.
* The lush cinematography, making the film a feast for the eyes.
* The fact that this film is funny, dramatic and melancholic at the same time, and also surprising, entertaining, beautiful, philosophical and versatile.
* Michael Caine, at 82, playing one of the best parts of his career.
* The completely over-the-top video clip by Paloma Faith, which is integrated in the film as a dream sequence.
* The end of the dramatic conversation between Jane Fonda and Harvey Keitel, with both faces filmed sideways in close-up, on both sides of the screen, and finally Fonda's hand on Keitel's cheek.
* The overall sense of watching an extraordinary film.
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- Also known as
- La juventud
- Filming locations
- Flims, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland(Spa at Park Hotel Waldhaus)
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Box office
- Budget
- €12,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,703,296
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $78,085
- Dec 6, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $23,469,540
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1