
What courage - to act an old, old man.....when you ARE an old, old man! He was very good in this. It reminds me of Henry Fonda in On Golden Pond - raging against old age, as his character - and probably even more so, in real life, when the cameras stopped rolling. He died soon after the film was shot.
In this movie, there is something uncomfortable in seeing a man of his age so enthralled with a young woman who could be his granddaughter. It felt as if he had never raised a daughter or loved a granddaughter - to be seeing her in a such a sexual way. In real life, most women would find his behavior disgusting if it was their own grandfather.
And yet, the truth in it speaks of two constants in life.
1) Old age craves youth and youth craves a nod of approval from age and wisdom.
2) Males adore, even worship, female beauty and youth. It's in their biology. And females need to be adored and worshipped. It's in their biology.
It was a good movie - an interesting slice of life - both sad and happy.
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Great Review! You express ypur feelings very well.
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