45 Years is a strongly acted film but it is too small scale that looks like television drama rather than a feature film.
Kate Mercer (Charlotte Rampling) finds her herself re-assessing her relationship with her husband of 45 years, Geoff (Tom Courtenay.)
Geoff's German girlfriend died in the early 1960s hiking in Switzerland. She fell into a crevasse, but now Geoff has received a letter informing him that her body has been found with the glacier melting.
As the couple make preparations for their 45th wedding anniversary in Norfolk. Kate is disconcerted as to how deep and strong Geoff's relationship was with Katya. Even though she met Geoff some years after Katya died, she finds out that she shared a similar name with her and even had similar looks. Kate feels fragile and Geoff does not seem to comprehend his wife's discomfort.
45 Years is a small film and thought provoking. The viewer could feel perplexed with the uncertainties that Kate feels over a relationship her husband had with some woman long before he met her. You also think that Geoff is a clot for not sensing how Kate feels although the memories of the past clearly makes him anxious as well.
Kate Mercer (Charlotte Rampling) finds her herself re-assessing her relationship with her husband of 45 years, Geoff (Tom Courtenay.)
Geoff's German girlfriend died in the early 1960s hiking in Switzerland. She fell into a crevasse, but now Geoff has received a letter informing him that her body has been found with the glacier melting.
As the couple make preparations for their 45th wedding anniversary in Norfolk. Kate is disconcerted as to how deep and strong Geoff's relationship was with Katya. Even though she met Geoff some years after Katya died, she finds out that she shared a similar name with her and even had similar looks. Kate feels fragile and Geoff does not seem to comprehend his wife's discomfort.
45 Years is a small film and thought provoking. The viewer could feel perplexed with the uncertainties that Kate feels over a relationship her husband had with some woman long before he met her. You also think that Geoff is a clot for not sensing how Kate feels although the memories of the past clearly makes him anxious as well.