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(More customer reviews)The previous reviewer clearly has a bigotted axe to grind. Why else would they use a line like "...appears to have as its point the fashionable cliche that homosexual love is as important as heterosexual love." And then follow it with, "Or something like that."
This film is based on the stage play. It is small. It is quiet. It is literate. And it is very funny. And yes, the acting is splendid. A great turn for actors in their seventies/eighties. Remember - it is next to impossible to find three lead roles when you're that age.
The sole complaint is that the transfer, from film to DVD, is not the best. For the first 20 minutes or so the film moves slightly up and down - a function of the film not being locked in its gate. This calms down soon after. Most people won't even notice it, with the proliferation of 'moving cow' camera techniques, these days.
Pay no attention to the homophobic, inappropriate remarks bizarrely expressed by the other reviewer. (What were they smoking when they watched this film?) The film is not about homosexual or heterosexual love. It's about growing old, about love lost, chances missed, and that it's never too late to seize the day - and to laugh!
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"A delightful flight of fancy." – New York Post"Bewitching fun! ... Elegant, civilized." – Associated Press"Delightful comedy." – New York Daily NewsYou’re never too old to chance romance!Celebrated author Sir Cecil Warburton (Rex Harrison – My Fair Lady) is thrilled to read the obituary of an old rival, the dull and respectable man who married Lady Evelyn (Wendy Hiller – Separate Tables), the lovely girl he once kissed – and should have married himself – fifty years ago. Desirous of female companionship and feeling that this is his last chance to live life to the full, Sir Cecil is determined to woo and marry Evelyn before it’s too late. With singleness of purpose on his side and his devoted, but dubious butler, Hawkins (Cyril Cusack – Far and Away), at his back, Sir Cecil sets his sights on the unsuspecting Lady Evelyn – who is in for the courtship of her life! approx. 77 mins. col.Special Features: Cast Profiles
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