Sep 25th

The Whales of August**                                     

(US 1987)
Alive Films/Circle Associates/Nelson Entertainment. 90m.

Two elderly widowed sisters live together on their Maine coastal retreat, reflecting on their past and with some concerns for the future.
This vein of material is hardly very new (On Golden Pond and Driving Miss Daisy are other examples), but there are darker edges to be found under the surface veneer of leisurely drama, and the veteran stars are a treat to behold like two vintage wines growing stronger with age.

Written by: David Berry, from his play.
Producers: Carolyn Pfeiffer, Mike Kaplan.
Director: Lindsay Anderson.
Starring: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern, Harry Carey Jnr, Frank Grimes, Mary Steenburgen.
Photography: Mike Fash.
Music: Alan Price.