Movies and TvShows featuring "retired-actor" theme.

After experiencing a heart condition, an old man befriends his estranged granddaughter and helps her overcome stage fright as they prepare for a Christmas pageant.

Autumn Spring is a comedy-drama film from 2001. The movie follows Fanda, an aging prankster who fakes his death to escape his debts. As he navigates the challenges of old age, Fanda finds himself caught up in various hilarious situations. Along the way, he deals with his estranged wife, a retired actress, as well as a retired actor and a limousine driver. The movie also touches on themes of friendship, love, and the search for happiness.

A couple attempts to win custody of their orphaned grandson, who's being raised by his veterinarian uncle in a racetrack environment.

In The End of the Day, a retired actor and a struggling actress find solace and companionship in the picturesque setting of the South of France. As they navigate their way through the challenges of aging and the theater world, they discover the true meaning of love, friendship, and the pursuit of happiness. Together, they face financial difficulties, memory lapses, and bitter rivalries, all while trying to stage a final theatrical performance that will leave a lasting impact. This heartwarming story explores themes of aging, love, and the power of the arts to bring people together.

Italian horror fan and academic Calum Waddell speaks with some of the original makers of the controversial horror classic "Cannibal Holocaust" before venturing into the Amazon jungle and surrounding city port, Leticia, to uncover some of the local stories behind the making of the motion picture. What is uncovered, however, leads to a wider and unexpected "true crime" story.

Cycling with Molière is a comedy-drama film about two actors, Gauthier and Serge, who were once friends but had a falling out. Gauthier is now a successful television actor while Serge is struggling in the theater world. When Gauthier proposes that Serge join him in performing Molière's play, The Misanthrope, they both embark on a journey that tests their friendship and acting skills. As they rehearse and perform the play, they confront their egos, the pressures of the industry, and the complexities of their personal lives. Cycling with Molière is a humorous and heartfelt exploration of friendship, ambition, and the pursuit of artistic excellence.

Smell of Camphor, Fragrance of Jasmine is a dark comedy about a retired actor who faces his own mortality. After losing his wife and experiencing the death of an infant, the actor is confronted with his own mortality as he prepares for his own funeral. Along the way, he encounters a sheik, a mullah, and other characters who challenge his beliefs and traditions. The film explores themes of loss, tradition, and the fragility of life in the backdrop of the Islamic revolution in Iran.

Without a doubt, Angélica is having a crisis. Her mother died recently, she has to empty out her childhood home because it is going to be demolished, she doesn’t seem to have gotten over her split with her ex, and she is about to turn 40. Without any idea about how to deal with any of these things, she escapes to the past: she secretly hides in her childhood home and, while the walls fall around her, reality becomes hazy. Hidden in her house, that is both a shelter and a trap, bit by bit Angélica loses herself, fusing with her mother. Delfina Castagnino creates an elliptical and sinister tale, sowed with disturbing sounds and shadows, a film in which a framing, a musical note or a camera movement can transform peeling wallpaper into a threat, or the projection of a slide image into a ghost. And so what could be a family drama becomes a psychological thriller: Angélica turns mourning into a tale of horror.