I love going to movies by myself.
Tyler Hoechlin (young actor)
Given I had a new cleaning woman
start today, I wanted to be away from home so she could do her work
without my hovering around. I went to see The Lovers
which opened this past weekend. It is a long overdo comeback for
Debra Winger. Briefly, it is the story of a long term marriage that
has lost its spark. Each of the partners is having an affair outside
of the marriage and each of their affair partners are wanting them to
leave the marriage. It's billed as a comedy but I found nothing
funny about the film. In fact, the most intense scene reflected what
could only be called a damaged family.
At
any rate, what I did value about the film was seeing older adults
with sexual energy being ignited in their lives. The relationships
were complicated. It could have been a great film but it missed the
mark in my eyes. I doubt it will do well at the box office (even
with its 87% http://rottentomatoes.com
rating) so it's unlikely more films about realistic sensual
relationships with older adults will be flooding the market any time
soon.
I
don't know what Debra Winger has been doing all these years. But my
sense is she is a person of character and depth as reflected in her
wearing her history proudly. How validating to see another naturally
aging woman on the screen. Again, hats off to the Debra Wingers, Charlotte Ramplings and Annette
Benings of the world.
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