Addie Moore and Louis Waters, a widow and widower, have lived next to each other for years. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when Addie tries to make a connection with her neighbour.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
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- Renoon TMDB · Feb 20187/10
**Not about the first love! The other way around!** This is one of my favourite genre, the tales about aging people. A rare kind. The lives, the struggle they go through, really melts my heart. So I won't miss such films. I have a long list of such films which are my favourites. And this is another fine one to add to it. Superb casting. I could not miss Redford films of the recent. At this age, he's phenomenal. And Jane Fonda was equally great. Another Netflix's wonderful product directed by an Indian filmmaker. This was about two old guys, been single for a long time. Now trying to connect, with some effort, they develop an understanding relationship. But not everybody around is happy with it. They have to face them and keep it going. Afterall at this age what they have set to lose! More like a real life event. There's no any twist, not like a surprising incident. Just beautiful, a kind of love tale. Obviously a little slow, but totally worth it. If you like drama films, this will be a treat to watch. Based on the book of the same name. My only issue was, the end was ordinary, though an acceptable one. Surely, the families, the middle aged members and above would enjoy it. One of
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Cast
- Robert RedfordLouis Waters
- Jane FondaAddie Moore
- Matthias SchoenaertsGene
- Iain ArmitageJamie
- Judy GreerHolly
- Phyllis SomervilleRuth
- Bruce DernDorlan
- John C. AshtonOld Rudy
- Randy MooreCharlie
- Audrey WaltersRealtor
Crew
- Ritesh BatraDirector
- Kent HarufWriter
- Scott NeustadterWriter
- Michael H. WeberWriter
- Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography
- Elliot GoldenthalOriginal Music Composer
- John F. LyonsEditor
- Finola DwyerProducer
- Robert RedfordProducer
- Erin SimmsProducer
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