45 ans

Original title: 45 Years

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

36K

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Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay in 45 ans (2015)

In the week leading up to their 45th wedding anniversary, a couple receive an unexpected letter which contains potentially life changing news.

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A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.

Director
- Andrew Haigh
Writers
- Andrew Haigh
- David Constantine
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

36K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Andrew Haigh
Writers
- Andrew Haigh
- David Constantine
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 21 wins & 62 nominations total

Smoking Chef
(uncredited)

Rachel Banham

Waitress
(uncredited)

Alexiane Cazenave

Katya
(uncredited)

Michelle Finch

Niece
(uncredited)

Paul Andrew Goldsmith

Brewery Security
(uncredited)

Peter Dean Jackson

Jarrolds Shopper
(uncredited)

Kevin Matadeen

Waiter
(uncredited)

James O'Mara

Street Charity Fundraiser
(uncredited)

Director
- Andrew Haigh
Writers
- Andrew Haigh
- David Constantine
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The movie was shot in chronological order.

Goofs
The morning when Rampling's character enters the kitchen, the clock reads 7:32. Later, being concerned about the passage of time, we see Rampling check her watch as she follows Courtenay into the storage area. Afterwards we see them once again in the kitchen concluding a conversation and going outside to have a smoke. To account for the time that had passed, the clock reads one hour later: 8:32. (Of course the odds are 1 in 60 that it be exactly 1 hour later, but such are the elements of master strokes!) Another morning the clock reads 8:25, and in the afternoon it reads 1:00. There are no goofs with the clock.

Quotes
Geoff Mercer: What? You really believe you haven't been enough for me?
Kate Mercer: No. I think I was enough for you, I'm just not sure you do.
Geoff Mercer: Oh Kate - that's terrible!

Crazy credits
The opening credits play like a slide show. Every time before a new name appears on the screen, there is the unmistakable click of a slide projector.

Connections
Featured in Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter: Actresses (2016)

Soundtracks
My Autumn's Done Come
Written by Lee Hazlewood
Performed by Lee Hazlewood
Courtesy of Polydor Records (United States)
Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd
Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd

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Featured review

7/10

Really feels like you're watching a couple that's been together for a very long time!

'45 YEARS': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

British drama flick; about an elderly couple, that's about to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary, that suddenly has romantic difficulties, due to memories of a past relationship resurfacing. The movie was written and directed by Andrew Haigh; and it's based on the short story 'In Another Country', by David Constantine. The film stars Charlotte Rampling (who was nominated for an Academy Award, for her performance) and Tom Courtenay. The movie is very slow-paced; but interesting, and very well acted.

Kate (Rampling) and Geoff (Courtenay) are retired, and have been happily married for 45-years. They're about to celebrate their anniversary, in Norwich; after missing their 40th celebration (due to Geoff's medical complications). A week before the party, Geoff receives a letter from Switzerland; notifying him that the body of a past lover (from the 60s), has been found in a melting glacier there (where she fell, on a hiking trip). The news causes Geoff to reminisce, greatly; which doesn't sit well with Kate.

Like I said, the movie is very slow; but it also feels extremely real. The characters are very well developed; and it really feels like you're watching a couple that's been together for a very long time. Both Rampling and Courtenay are very good in the movie, and they make the film worth watching. It's a sad, but touching story.

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