Genre: Film
Grade: A
Notable People: Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Directed by Andrew Haigh
Title: 45 Years
Review: A superb, but very depressing film, set in the English countryside- about a childless couple approaching their 45th wedding anniversary. In the midst of their preparations for a celebratory party, a long lost secrete emerges from the past, forcing the 70 something couple to reevaluate their lives and relationship. The acting in magnificent- Rampling especially has enjoyed a major late career resurgence- and the movie is wonderfully shot and composed. The music is haunting and everything just feels really dark-as it is intended to. A very fine movie but a hard one to watch.