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MarcusArcus

18Mar12

A film so humane it almost reaches the depth of Wild Strawberries.

Joks

23Nov11

Monumental achievement.

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HHH

27Mar11

In minimalism, less is more.. however, sometimes less is just nothing.

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Langston Young, Nelson

As a film itself, I think it's wonderful. As the third part in Costa's Fontainhas trilogy, it is absolutely astonishing and essential. This film shows the souls from the first two films now stuck in a limbo from which it seems there is no escape. This might be one of the most depressing films I've ever seen. Savvy

Aflwydd

1Sep10

I think you should stick to Singin' in the Rain and leave serious cinema alone :)

The Stunner

7Apr11

douche much?
ILoveCourtneyHate

30Jul11

thank you Stunner. I really dig both Colossal Youth and Singin' In The Rain, I think there's something very wrong with me! this can't be right....this CANNOT be right....
Clayton

1Aug11

You're not alone...

kelvanE

9Jul10

Mindfully captured with the highest regard for craft. Fantastic, angular, epic shots and a unique sense of time. It also meant a lot to me, which matters.

wpqx

30Jun10

Sorry to disagree with everyone but this is boring cinema of the highest order and a monumental waste of time, it felt like it was 20 hours long. Keep in mind that I typically don't have a problem with comically long static takes but I must have severely missed the point on this one.

christopherjohn

5Jun10

like 100,000 masterful paintings of lost souls losing their spiritual battle. tremendous...

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Hydra Magazine

31May10

My review of this film and Costa's filmography in general (and I warn ye in advance that it's rather long, but would appreciate any willing readers!): http://www.thehydramag.com/2010/05/the-colossal-cinema-of-pedro-costa-part-three/

Slowart

26May10

does anyone see that the last 40 minutes of colossal youth are a mess, in costa's films nothing is ever a waste of time, the film is so well framed that you can watch these moving pictures forever, in addition the usage of digital camera is exceptional, although the moment with city lights is too frequently used in such movies, wanda endless lamenting never bores me, but this brilliant experience ended for me with the notion that costa didn't know how to end his collossus

Joriah Goad

15Apr10

........................ brilliant. The most intimate portrait of humanity I can recall- that includes documentaries. Pedro Costa is the beginning of something beautiful. Ventura- I wish we were neighbors.

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sandwiches

11Feb10

Ditto, Roger. Plus two other Costa's.

Hideous Bitch Princess

16Dec09

Coming to Criterion in March.

Sudarshan R.

13Dec09

Like all of Costa's movies, this is extremely beautiful and deeply strange. But it keeps you fixed and focused on the film and never bores you for a microsecond and the characters are great talkers whenever they have dialogue. Although it's called Juventude em Marcha(Youth on the March - labelled in English as Colossal Youth) this film centers on Ventura, a non-professional inhabitant of the Fontainhas slums of Lisbon, who is a patriarch figure. This is one of the most meticulous and precise films made in recent years. The camera remains fixed and when it does move, rarely, it has the weight of a deliberate brush stroke. Above all is the milieu which Costa documents as rigorously as John Ford did Monument Valley.

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