Golden Youth

Golden Youth

Directed by Éva Ionesco

Produced by Macassar Productions, SCOPE Pictures

2019113 min4.4 / 10

A sensual, nostalgic portrait of young love and bohemian excess in 1970s Paris, where desire and ambiguity blur the lines between romance and self-discovery.

Paris, France, 1979. Rose, a rebellious orphaned teenager, and Michel, a young aspiring painter, enjoy their crazy love under the neon lights of the decadent nightclub Le Palace, where they establish an ambiguous relationship with Lucille and Hubert, two bohemian bourgeois who will change their lives.

Questions people ask

  • Is Golden Youth violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.

  • Is Golden Youth sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Golden Youth scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Golden Youth easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Does Golden Youth end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

17/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Golden Youth

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Golden Youth

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Golden Youth, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Golden Youth, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Golden Youth, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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