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The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
, 1h55Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Philosophie, Poésie, Vieillesse
Actors Bahman Ghobadi
Behzad, Keyvan, Ali and Jahan who are journalists but pretend to be production engineers arrive in a Kurdish village to document the locals' mourning rituals that anticipate the death of an old woman, but she remains alive. The main engineer is forced to slow down and appreciate the lifestyle of the village.
The Straight Story (1999)
, 1h52Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Transport films, Vieillesse, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek, Harry Dean Stanton, Everett McGill, Kevin P. Farley, John P. Farley
Alvin Straight has not shown up to his regular bar meeting with his friends. He is eventually found lying on his floor at home, although he insists that he "just needs a bit of help getting up". His daughter Rose takes her reluctant father to see a doctor, who sternly admonishes Alvin to give up tobacco. He also tells Alvin that he should start using a walker. Alvin refuses, and does not tell Rose. Alvin then learns that his brother Lyle has suffered a stroke. Longing to visit him, but unable to drive, Alvin gradually develops a plan to travel to Mount Zion on his "ancient" riding lawn-mower and towing a small homemade travel-trailer, to the consternation of his family and friends.
The Old Man and the Sea (1999)
, 20minutesDirected by Alexandre Petrov
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Vieillesse, Mise en scène d'un poisson
Actors Gordon Pinsent, Kevin Duhaney, Yoji Matsuda, Rentarō Mikuni
The film follows the plot of the original novel, but at times emphasizes different points.
The Old Lady and the Pigeons (1998)
, 24minutesDirected by Sylvain Chomet
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Vieillesse, Films about birds
An emaciated Parisian policeman discovers an old lady who feeds pigeons in the park excessively. After having a nightmare ending in giant pigeon-men pecking at his stomach, the policeman constructs a pigeon mask, which he wears to the old lady's home. She welcomes him inside and, despite his rude behavior, allows him to gorge himself. As weeks pass, the policeman grows increasingly fat. As he goes up flights of stairs to the woman's home each day, he passes a maid sweeping the floor.
Geri's Game (1997)
, 4minutesDirected by Jan Pinkava
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Jeu, Sports films, Vieillesse, Films about insects, Films about chess, Children's films
Actors Bob Peterson
The film is set in an empty park during autumn. The title character, Geri (voiced by Bob Peterson), is an elderly man who plays a game of chess against himself, "becoming" each of the players in turn by moving to the other side of the chessboard, where he changes his personality and either puts on or takes off his glasses to show this change. As the game progresses, it seems as though there are two people playing; at one point, the hands of both "opponents" are in frame. Black Geri (without the glasses) soon gains the upper hand over White Geri (with them), capturing every piece except his king and putting him in check. However, White Geri outsmarts Black Geri by faking a heart attack to distract him and spinning the board around. While Black Geri is still distracted, White Geri checkmates what is now his opponent's king. Finding that now he is the one with only his king left and discovering what has happened, Black Geri resigns the game and hands over a set of dentures as the prize. White Geri puts them in, then chuckles and grins in his victory, before the camera pulls back to reveal that he is alone at the chessboard.
Jack (1996)
, 1h53Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, Bill Cosby, Fran Drescher, Brian Kerwin
The movie begins with Karen Powell (Diane Lane) going into labor during a costume party and being rushed to the hospital by her husband Brian (Brian Kerwin) and their friends. Although the delivery is successful, the baby is premature, born after only ten weeks of pregnancy, and is diagnosed with an exaggerated form of Werner syndrome (an aging disease) as stated by Dr. Benfante (Allan Rich) and Dr. Lin (Keone Young). According to them, as this very rare autosomal recessive disorder progresses, Jack Powell will age at a rate four times as fast as normal children due to his internal clock that seems to be developing faster.
The Smile (1994)
, 1h25Directed by Claude Miller
Origin France
Genres Drama, Erotic, Comedy
Themes Les fantasmes, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Vieillesse, Erotic films, Striptease
Actors Jean-Pierre Marielle, Richard Bohringer, Emmanuelle Seigner, Chantal Banlier, Bernard Verley, Mathilde Seigner
Après avoir appris qu'une attaque cardiaque pouvait être imminente, Pierre François, un vieux psychiatre, devient physiquement attiré par Odile, une jeune femme sensuelle. Odile, plus tard, utilise leur relation pour combler un fantasme exhibitionniste.
Once a Year, Every Year (1994)
Directed by Gianfrancesco Lazotti
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Paolo Bonacelli, Lando Buzzanca, Paolo Ferrari, Vittorio Gassman, Paola Pitagora, Giovanna Ralli
Fried Green Tomatoes (1992)
, 2h16Directed by Jon Avnet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Cooking films, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Vieillesse, LGBT-related films, Political films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell
Evelyn Couch (Bates), a timid, unhappy housewife in her forties, meets elderly Virginia Threadgoode, known as Ninny (Tandy) in an Anderson, Alabama nursing home. Ninny, over several encounters with Evelyn, tells her the story of the now-abandoned town of Whistle Stop, and the people who lived there. The film's subplot concerns Evelyn's dissatisfaction with her marriage and her life, her growing confidence, and her developing friendship with Ninny. The narrative switches several times between Ninny's story, which is set between World War I and World War II, and Evelyn's life in 1980s Birmingham.
, 1h37Directed by Laurent Heynemann
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Jeanne Moreau, Michel Serrault, Luc Thuillier, Lara Guirao, Géraldine Danon, Jean Bouchaud
Sous le soleil de la Guadeloupe, Lady M. marche dans la mer, tout habillée, maquillée, couverte de bijoux et d'un élégant chapeau, au bras d'un jeune plagiste, Lambert, dont elle décide qu'il sera à elle et à elle seule. Avec son vieux compagnon Pompilius, ancien diplomate roumain, elle l'initie à leur sport favori, l'arnaque, pour lequel il semble déjà doué, lui ayant dérobé son solitaire. Un industriel lyonnais, Mazurier, en flagrant délit d'adultère, est ainsi la victime de leur chantage. Lorsque le vieux couple décide de retourner dans sa villa de la Côte d'Azur, Lambert les suit, au grand dam de Pompilius, qui accepte mal d'être détrôné par ce blanc-bec. Ce dernier va être l'exécutant de leur nouveau gros coup : le vol d'un diadème, que le maharadjah Boulipuram doit offrir à sa fille au cours d'une somptueuse réception. En confiance, Lady M. dévoile à Lambert le code de son coffre (2017 : nombre de ses amants), le désigne comme son héritier et lui montre ses photos de jeunesse.
Auntie Danielle (1990)
, 1h50Directed by Étienne Chatiliez
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Tsilla Chelton, Catherine Jacob, Isabelle Nanty, Éric Prat, Laurence Février, Neige Dolsky
Danielle Billard, aged 82, is a childless widow of an army colonel. She lives in a small-town home in Auxerre with her faithful housekeeper, Odile. Quiet life? Things are not as they appear. Danielle is mean, cruel and malicious. When Odile "accidentally" dies, Danielle divides her estate between her grand-niece and grand-nephew, Jeanne and Jean-Pierre. She then goes to live in Paris with Jean-Pierre and his family. Although the family believes her to be an agreeable elderly lady, they soon discover her true colours!
, 19minutesOrigin Chine
Genres Animation
Themes Films about music and musicians, Vieillesse
Un vieux musicien traverse une rivière sur la barque d'une jeune fille qui joue de la flûte. En abordant sur l'autre rive, le vieil homme est pris d'un malaise. La jeune fille l'emmène chez lui pour le soigner. Pour le remercier de son aide, le musicien, une fois guéri, lui apprend à jouer de l'instrument qu'il transporte avec lui, un guqin. Tous deux deviennent amis, jusqu'au moment du départ du vieil homme, qui offre son instrument en cadeau à son hôte avant de s'en aller au loin.
Taste of Life (1988)
, 1h46Directed by Enrico Oldoini
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Vieillesse, Road movies
Actors Alberto Sordi, Bernard Blier, Andréa Ferréol, Vittorio Caprioli, Alberto Sorrentino, Nerina Montagnani
Two retirees who were been abandoned by their families, Elvio Battistini and Giuseppe Mondardini, tired of spending yet another August in the city, decide to take a "shot of life". Using the car made available by Mondardini, the two decided to go to visit a friend who lives in Bordighera and then to spend a few days in Portofino.
Ginger and Fred (1986)
, 2h5Directed by Federico Fellini
Origin German
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, Vieillesse, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Marcello Mastroianni, Giulietta Masina, Franco Fabrizi, Friedrich Anton Maria Hubertus Bonifacius Graf von Ledebur-Wicheln, Antoine Saint-John, Friedrich von Thun
Amelia and Pippo were once together famous as dancers. Thirty years after they've retired they team up one more time for a TV show. Although this reunion is overshadowed by Pippo's lack of stamina their performance is well-received and revives their popularity for another day.
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
, 2hDirected by Mario Monicelli
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Vieillesse
Actors Liv Ullmann, Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret, Giuliana De Sio, Athina Cenci, Stefania Sandrelli
Elena Leonardi abandoned her husband and left Rome. While she lives with her daughters and other relatives in the Tuscany region, her husband dies in a car accident. The grieving daughters blame their mother and decide to return to Rome. But, unforeseen twists and turns prevent that from happening. In the end the family reunites and continues to live together in the countryside.