Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Jun 2nd  
My Old Lady**     

(US/GB/Fra 2014)     
BBC Films/Cohen Media Group/Ingenuous. 107m. Panavision

An American inherits a house in Paris complete with old lady inside it, who turns out to be an ex-lover of his late father.
Slight and full of Bohemian Parisian charm, this sentimental comedy melodrama (with, strictly speaking, a miscast English old lady instead of French) would be a little meandering and boring, were it not for excellent performances.

Written and Directed by: Israel Horowitz, based on his play.
Producers: Rachel Horowitz, Gary Foster, Nitsa Benchetrit, David C. Barrot.
Starring: Kevin Kline, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Dominique Pinon, Stephane Freiss.
Photography: Michel Amathieu.
Music: Mark Orton.

Preceded by:
Read All About It**
(GB 1945. ABCA. 28m. bw; Curious semi-information drama about the various editorial methods in telling the same newspaper story - quite contrasting to nowadays, but intrinsically no different.; w: Jack House; d: Roy Baker; s: John Laurie, Alfie Bass, Derek Blomfield, John Slater, Ralph Truman, and others.)

MY OLD LADY (2014). Kevin Kline meanders past the now poignant sight of the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral.


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