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Review: 45 Years

6 Comments / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / February 27, 2018 / 45 years, Andrew Haigh, Charlotte Rampling, elders rock, Geraldine James, Tom Courtenay

45 Years is a tale of broken hearts. Kate (Charlotte Rampling) and Geoff (Tom Courtenay) are planning to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary when a letter arrives that sets off tremors in both of them.

Reprint: A Good Year for Elder Actors

2 Comments / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / December 24, 2015 / 45 years, Al Pacino, Blythe Danner, Charlotte Rampling, Creed, Danny Collins, elders rock, Grace and Frankie, Grandma, Harrison Ford, Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren, I'll See You In My Dreams, Ian McKellen, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Maggie Smith, Martin Sheen, Michael Caine, Mr. Holmes, Quentin Tarantino, Robert DeNiro, Ronni Bennett, Sam Elliott, Sam Waterston, Samuel L. Jackson, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Sylvester Stallone, The Hateful Eight, The Intern, The Lady in the Van, Time Goes By, Tom Courtenay, Woman in Gold, Youth

[This post originally appeared at Time Goes By, written by Ronni Bennett. Thanks to Ronni for allowing me to reprint it here.] Not infrequently, I grumble out loud around here about how few roles, especially major roles, there are in film for elder actors. Our generation doesn’t get much representation on what in our youth was called the silver screen. …

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45 Years and Still Having Sex

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / September 1, 2015 / #eldersrock, 45 years, And So It Goes, Andreas Dresen, Andrew Haigh, Anne Reid, Camilla, Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampline, Cloud 9, Cocoon, Daniel Craig, Derek Jacobi, Diane Keaton, Geneviève Bujold, Grace and Frankie, Hume Cronyn, James Cromwell, Jane Fonda, Jessica Tandy, Last Tango in Halifax, Lily Tomlin, Michael Douglas, On My Way, Ricki and The Flash, Still Mine, The Mother, Tom Courtenay, trailers

45 Years is a British drama about a couple preparing for a 45th anniversary of their wedding. Here’s the synopsis.