Photo by Fernando Standkuns.
2014 is "in the can." Looking back, here are several films released in 2014 that had strong themes about aging or featured mature actors.On My Way. Catherine Deneuve plays a woman in midlife still trying to put down roots. Released in the US March 6, 2014 (2013 French film)
The Trip to Bountiful. Cicely Tyson plays an older woman seeking to return to her childhood home. Air date March 8, 2014 Lifetime Television.
Le Week-End. A long-time married couple from Britain vacation in Paris. Released March 14, 2014
Bicycling with Molière. Two mature actors rehearse The Misanthrope together. Released in the US April 6, 2014 (2013 French film)
Advanced Style. A documentary about seven fashionable New York women who are 60 plus. Released May 3, 2014
Still Mine. A couple entering their 80s insist on staying independent. Released May 6, 2014.
Cyber Seniors. A documentary about teens teaching older adults about the internet. May 9, 2014
A Short History of Decay. A man struggling to establish his own life visits his ailing parents. Released May 16, 2014
Just a Sigh. At midlife, a man and a woman meet on a train and embark on a love affair. Released in the US June 10, 2014 (2013 French film)
Lullaby. A young man, alienated from his parents, returns home when his cancer-stricken father decides to go off life support. Released June 13, 2014
And So It Goes. A fiercely independent real estate agent must learn how to care for a grandchild, and a mature neighbor helps him. Released July 10, 2014
Land Ho. Two older men seek to rejuvenate their lives with a trip across Iceland. Released July 11, 2014
Alive Inside. A documentary about the power of music to enliven people living with dementia. Released July 18, 2014
Hamlet & Hutch. A retired Broadway star with Alzheimer's moves to the South to live with distant relatives. Released to video August 1, 2014
Hundred Foot Journey. An established French restaurant owner gets ruffled when a widowed man from India opens his restaurant across the road from hers. Released August 8, 2014
Love Is Strange. An older gay couple lose their jobs and housing and have to find a way through this crisis. Released August 22, 2014
My Old Lady. A man inherits an apartment in Paris only to discover an older woman still living there. Released September 10, 2014
St. Vincent. A cranky, vice-ridden older man serves as a babysitter to a neighbor boy. Released October 10, 2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks. An older woman invites chaos to her life when she hires a young gay man to serve as her dance instructor. Released December 12, 2014
I've seen fewer than half of these so far, so nudge me in the comments if you particularly enjoyed seeing any of the above.
Related:
Advanced Style: Film Review
Alive Inside: Film Review
Still Mine: Film Review
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