Highly Overrated But Still Good

Better Late Then Never

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

(English equivalent of this famous French proverb ): "great oaks from little acorns grow"Pascal Rabaté takes a taboo subject (seventy -something's sexuality) and gives it a cheerful treatment;although the screenplay looses steam in the last third ,with hackneyed clichés such as the neo- hippie community and the girl-doing-soul-searching and a pointless trick as the providential car crash,it is pleasant to watch.The choice of the actors is amazing:pitting a comedy actor such as Daniel Prevost against the most cerebral French actress might have been downright embarrassing,particularly for someone like me who is not exactly a Bulle Ogier fan . But it works :the scenes between Prevost and Ogier,against all odds ,ring true ,particularly the Thé Dansant.There are good moments ,mostly in the first part:-the two pals,fishing in the river;then ,after Edmond's death,Emile by the river ,with two fishing rods ,but alone..-the afternoon with the son and the daughter-in-law ,in which all the lines hit home .-After the car crash ,the relationship with the retired schoolteacher is a little botched ,but saved by Hélène Vincent (whose performances in "La Vie Est Un Long Fleuve Tranquille " and "Quelques Heures De Printemps" remain memorable).A lot of nudity ;only those in Emile's mind are a bit embarrassing.Like this ? Try these ...."La Vieille Dame Indigne" (René Allio,1970)"About Schmidt " Alexander Payne ,2002)