Youth Without Youth

Youth Without Youth

125 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | Oct. 26, 2007

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.

Youth Without Youth

125 mins | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy | Oct. 26, 2007

Youth Without Youth
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers American Zoetrope
Original title Youth Without Youth
Directors Francis Ford Coppola
Writers Mircea Eliade, Francis Ford Coppola

Cast

Tim Roth

as Dominic Matei

Alexandra Maria Lara

as Veronica / Laura

Bruno Ganz

as Professor Stanciulescu

André Hennicke

as Dr. Josef Rudolf

Marcel Iureș

as Professor Tucci

Adrian Pintea

as Pandit

Florin Piersic Jr.

as Dr. Gavrila

Matt Damon

as Life Magazine Reporter (uncredited)

Roxana Guttman

as Gertrude

Anamaria Marinca

as Hotel Receptionist

Alexandra Pirici

as Woman in Room 6

Mircea Albulescu

as Davidoglu

Dan Aştileanu

as Professor

Cristian Balint

as Grenzschutz

Dragos Bucur

as Bartender

Zoltan Butuc

as Dr. Chirila

Theodor Danetti

as Dr. Neculache

Andrei Gheorghe

as Taxi Driver

Dorina Lazăr

as Cook

Rodica Lazăr

as Bank Teller

Mihai Niculescu

as Valan