Amour . A tough movie that tackles the subject of aging. It’s French. It’s about a loving elderly couple faced with what happens when one suffers a stroke and the downward decline that ensues. It’s as much about the person who’s failing as it is about the caretaker. After all, no one ever thinks about what the caretaker goes through. This movie handles it. It’s an intelligent, thoughtful, heartbreaking piece of work worthy of the awards it has already received. The leading actress, Emmanuelle Riva, nominated for an Oscar (and deserving of it), was in the famous movie Hiroshima, Mon Amour and the actor Jean-Louis Trintignant was in another famous French movie, A Man and a Woman. Isabelle Huppert plays their emotionally barely there and hardly interested daughter.
Why aren’t there any movies about the subject of aging? There are lots of us baby boomers out there dealing with our own mortality or dealing with aging parents. There are movies about being 40, action hero movies, lots of stupid movies for 13 year olds, but no intelligent movies that deal with the subject of aging and the end of life. Granted it’s not an easy subject and I suppose people don’t want to face it or be reminded that it will happen, especially when the reason they’re going to the movies is to be entertained.
Do yourself a favor, go see Amour before it leaves; and then, go see a stupid movie!
After the movie we needed wine and some good food. So with our friends G and B we headed over to Abigail’s. I’ve reviewed Abigail’s in the past. It’s on Third Street in Cambridge where there’s a lot going on. We immediately ordered wine, which we desperately needed and took a look at the menu. We had so much on the table we couldn’t fit anything else on it if we tried. As with our last visit, we loved the restaurant.
See you at the bar…..
