Youth Without Youth

Francis Ford Coppola's first film in 10 years, about a dying professor (Tim Roth) in 1938 Hungary given new life, is a strange and entrancing vision that evokes "Faust," the fountain of youth, "The Picture of Dorian Gray," tales of reincarnation, and even "Frankenstein." Coppola returns to simple, practical techniques to create the fantastic imagery of his storybook reimagining of World War II Europe and a journey through past lives, only discreetly resorting to digital touches, and there is a joy in his often rapturous imagery and vibrant filmmaking. There just isn't a lot of intellectual or philosophical heft to his historical fantasia. It's as if he's rediscovered the cinema rapture of his youth and found he has nothing left to say. Alexandra Maria Lara, Bruno Ganz and André Hennicke co-star. Features commentary by director Coppola and three featurettes: "The Making of Youth Without Youth," "The Music for Youth Without Youth" and "Youth Without Youth: The Makeup."