World hit Young@Heart closes MFF

22/08/2008 Mediterranean film festival

At the closing of MFF all fans of good film and music will see the master peace of documentarism “Young at heart”. The film speaks about mixed choir from Northampton (state of Massachusetts) that assembles 25 people aged 70 to 90 years, and whose repertoire consists of punk and rock standards ranging from Sonic Youth, over Clash and Ramones to Coldplay and Jimmy Hendrix.

It is worth mentioning that this film has one of the most impressing openings ever seen in movie industry. From semi-darkness and in contra-light, the silhouette of a performer, who is hopping (or better to say limps?), is getting through towards the microphone with the sounds of The Clash’s guitar riff. Refrain itself and finally brightened stage reveal us 92 year old granny who daringly sings “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?”

This is one of the rare films that will really make you feel excellent. Full of spirit, hilarious humor and exposed human destinies it is an ode to punkers and rockers whose songs, among others, inspired some people to find in them a reason to live, in the true meaning of the word. The audience at festivals in Los Angeles, 2007., and in Atlanta this year, already showed its sympathy to “Young at heart”. Film is in the program on Saturday, September 6th at 21 hours.

2008