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    Best Of Youth, The (La Meglio Gioventu
    Genre: Drama

    Reviewed In Issue 107 (Apr 2006) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Adriana Asti, Sonia Bergamasco, Fabrizio Gifuni, Maya Sansa, Valentina Carnelutti, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Lidia Vitale, Claudio Gioe' & Paolo Bonanni

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 2
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Critics' Composite Score: 3
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     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Miramax Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 40836
    (MPAA Rating): R
    (Rating Reason):

    		 For language and brief nudity
    (Retail Price): $29.99
    (DVD Type): Two DVD-9 Discs
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 367
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2003
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 02/07/06
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Marco Tullio Giordana
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    Story Synopsis:
    Taking place over a period of 40 years, "The Best Of Youth" is the story of Nicola (Cascio) and Matteo (Boni) Carati. Though the Italian brothers lived and followed their lives in different directions and with different beliefs, blood tied them together and locked them in a bond that nothing could destroy. (Tricia Spears)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.82:1 DVD picture exhibits pleasing image quality that is satisfyingly sharp and detailed. Colors are nicely balanced, with accurate fleshtones and deep blacks. At times, the picture seems a bit dim, but shadow delineation and contrast are adequate. There is some film grain inherent in the source element. Some pixelization is noticed creating a

    Soundtrack:
    Although dialogue sounds tonally accurate in the Dolby

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