Hetty Wainthropp Investigates follows the adventures of Hetty Wainthropp, a sixty-something housewife who decides to become a private detective after her children leave home. Set in Yorkshire, Hetty takes on various cases, ranging from thefts and missing persons to more complex crimes. With the help of her teenage assistant and her husband, Hetty navigates the world of investigation, uncovering secrets and solving mysteries along the way.
Hello, My Name is Doris is a comedy-drama film that tells the story of Doris, a sixty-something woman who leads a mundane life in Staten Island, New York. After the death of her mother, Doris finds herself infatuated with a much younger co-worker named John. As she navigates her newfound feelings, Doris begins to break free from the constraints of her ordinary existence and embarks on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth.
63 Up is a documentary TV show that continues the series of films started in 1964, capturing the lives of 14 individuals from different social backgrounds and highlighting the class differences and family relationships. The show explores various themes such as aging, illness, and death, while also portraying the challenges and joys of growing older. It is a poignant and insightful examination of the human experience.
Jimmy has just been released from prison after 12 years and is struggling to come to terms with his new life. His family and friends are finding it difficult to accept him back in to their lives and he must find a way to make things right.
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu follows the story of an elderly man who becomes gravely ill and must navigate the Romanian healthcare system in a desperate attempt to receive treatment. Faced with indifference and bureaucracy, Lazarescu's health continues to deteriorate as he encounters a series of doctors, nurses, and medical professionals who seem more concerned with their own issues than his well-being. As he is shuttled from one hospital to another, Lazarescu's journey becomes a darkly comedic exploration of mortality and the human capacity for compassion.
On My Way is a comedy-drama film set in Brittany, France. The story follows a restaurant manager and former beauty queen who embarks on a road trip after being dumped by her married lover. Along the way, she discovers herself and reconnects with her estranged daughter.
Three friends in their sixties decide to live together and form a new commune as they navigate the challenges of aging, friendship, and self-awareness. As they reminisce about their youth and confront their own insecurities, they learn valuable lessons about life and love.
A man discovers that his biological father is an African-American and travels to meet his newfound family in Arkansas, leading to unexpected revelations and bonding moments.
This French romantic comedy-drama concerns Claude Langmann, a middle-aged auctioneer, who is in a loving marriage with his second wife of 15 years. Though he is deeply in love with his wife and has remained faithful to her, he finds himself unable to perform in bed. His wife says she is satisfied with Claude's love and tenderness, but he visits a sex specialist anyway. There he learns of Viagra, which is not yet approved in France, though it is available in Switzerland over the counter. Soon Claude is on his way to Geneva, and eager to prove his manhood, tries to bed Agnes, his very attractive and very available assistant. His daughter, who also comes along for the trip, interferes with her own problems.
Oblomov, a phlegmatic and slothful man, lives a life of leisure and avoids any form of exertion. However, when he falls in love with a woman, he must confront his own laziness and overcome his self-doubts to pursue a meaningful life.
Moscow, January 1996. Boris Yeltsin gets ready to run for a second mandate of the presidency of the young Russian Federation. Polls are in the single digits. A painful economic transition, war in Chechnya, and the rise of criminal groups have left the majority of Russians dissatisfied with Yeltsin… and willing to vote for the communist leader Gennady Zyuganov. Yet six months later, Yeltsin won the election with nearly 54% of the vote. How did that happen?
Peter, a married psychotherapist, and Suzanne, a professional dominatrix, have been engaged in an affair of sensual dominance and submission in an S&M dungeon where they must abide by the rules. Now, those rules are about to be broken when they agree to see each other on the outside. As Peter becomes increasingly obsessed with the troubled Suzanne, they embark on a sordid psychosexual journey into their tortured pasts through their most carnal desires.
When he finds out that his estranged brother is dying, a proud but stubborn old man decides to drive in his lawnmower all the way to the far away hospital. Local sheriff keeps helping him along the way and they start to form a bond.
Le Sourire is a comedy-drama that explores themes of seduction and desire. The story revolves around a female tennis player with a heart condition who discovers her own sexuality through various encounters and experiences. From striptease to skinny-dipping, the film delves into the world of desire and explores the complexities of human relationships.
A reclusive aging widower struggling with tax problems has a complete change in his views of life as he has a chance encounter with a young woman who moves in with him briefly.
Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just waiting to die until staff buy them a greyhound. Naming the dog Dalkeith after the home, they discover she is a phenomenal runner and she is soon entered into the greyhound races. Soon residents are betting on the outcome of the races, and they are given a new reason to live. But the board of trustees learn what is going on, through the disgruntled daughter of one of the residents, and heavily handedly put an end to the fun and games. After the board's intervention the residents sink into a new form of despair as life becomes even duller and more boring than before. That is until the aloof pensioner, played by Ray Barrett, reveals he was once a high profile barrister and challenges the decision in court.
Edmond, a man in his sixties whose wife has recently passed away, is told about a secret establishment where men can spend an entire night in bed alongside beautiful, sleeping young women, who stretch, roll over and dream, but never awaken. Bedazzled by their seductive yet innocent tenderness, but distressed about the reason for their deep sleep, he delves into the mystery of the house of sleeping beauties.
Taxidi Tou Melitos is about the fear that most elderly people experience: approaching death. Leon (Stavros Xenides) and Zaharoula (Betty Livanou) are heading out for their annual vacation at a summer resort. Instead of their usual carefree anticipation, their mood is subdued because their daughter has just married and is off on her honeymoon. Life is lonely without her and the couple cannot avoid the realization that death is not that far away for them. Once at the resort, Leon tries to overcome this nagging fear by taking a wild plunge in the ocean, naked, as he and Zaharoula are out walking on the beach. Taken up in the spirit of the moment, she joins him among the waves. The results, however, are not what they expected.
Originally banned in 1966, East German director Jürgen Böttcher's tale of love and disillusionment among two newlyweds attempting to navigate the treacherous world of marriage was never officially released in his homeland until after reunification in 1990.