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Films with theme "Vieillesse", sorted by revenue
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, 1h54Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion, Vieillesse, Ghost films
Actors Jenjira Pongpas
The film centers on the last days in the life of its title character. Together with his loved ones – including the spirit of his dead wife and his lost son who has returned in a non-human form – Boonmee explores his past lives as he contemplates the reasons for his illness.
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
, 1h38Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Vieillesse, Martial arts films
Actors Kinuyo Tanaka, Yūko Mochizuki, Teiji Takahashi, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yūnosuke Itō, Ken Mitsuda
Un village de haute montagne, au Japon : selon une coutume ancestrale, et, à cause du manque de nourriture, les hommes et les femmes de plus de 70 ans doivent être transportés sur le dos, par un des leurs, et abandonnés au mont Narayama. La vieille Orin, en âge d'y être conduite, encourage son fils, Tatsuhei, à accomplir cette tâche. La mère est déterminée mais le fils agit contre sa propre volonté.
The Cat (1971)
, 1h26Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, Dominik Graf
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Films about animals, La banlieue française, Films about suicide, Vieillesse, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jean Gabin, Simone Signoret, Annie Cordy, Harry-Max, Jacques Rispal, Nicole Desailly
Un couple de retraités, les Bouin, habite en banlieue parisienne (à Courbevoie) dans les années 1970, en plein bouleversement du fait des travaux d'urbanisme moderne d'alors. Julien Bouin est un ancien ouvrier typographe ; sa femme, Clémence Bouin, est une ancienne trapéziste de cirque dont la carrière s'est terminée trop tôt en raison d'une chute lors d'un spectacle. Ils n'ont jamais eu d'enfants.
The Chorus (1982)
, 17minutesDirected by Abbas Kiarostami
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, Vieillesse
Un vieil homme sourd se promène. Il n’hésite pas à couper le son de son appareil auditif lorsque l’environnement s’avère trop bruyant. Arrivé chez lui, il attend ses petites-filles qui doivent rentrer de l’école, mais il ne les entend pas sonner…
The Chops (2003)
, 1h26Directed by Bertrand Blier
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Vieillesse, Films about cancer, Films based on plays
Actors Philippe Noiret, Michel Bouquet, Catherine Hiegel, Farida Rahouadj, Jérôme Hardelay, Hammou Graïa
Un homme âgé débarque un soir chez Léonce, son fils et sa nouvelle compagne, et annonce qu'il vient « pour l'emmerder ». Il questionne en particulier Léonce sur ses relations avec Nacifa, sa femme de ménage, dont il révèle qu'elle vient également chez lui, et qu'elle a bouleversé sa vie. Ils parlent de leur rapport aux femmes, à cette femme en particulier, au trouble, à la féminité.
Cloud 9 (2008)
, 1h38Directed by Andreas Dresen
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Ursula Werner, Steffi Kühnert
Elle ne l'a pas cherché. C'est arrivé comme ça. Des regards à la dérobée, une attirance. Pourtant, il n'était pas prévu que ça arrive. Inge a dépassé les 60 ans. Elle est mariée depuis 30 ans et aime son mari. Mais Inge est attirée par cet homme plus âgé, Karl, qui a déjà 76 ans. Le coup de foudre. L'amour physique. Et d'un coup, elle se sent comme une jeune fille...
The Old Lady and the Pigeons (1998)
, 24minutesDirected by Sylvain Chomet
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Vieillesse, Films about birds
An emaciated Parisian policeman discovers an old lady who feeds pigeons in the park excessively. After having a nightmare ending in giant pigeon-men pecking at his stomach, the policeman constructs a pigeon mask, which he wears to the old lady's home. She welcomes him inside and, despite his rude behavior, allows him to gorge himself. As weeks pass, the policeman grows increasingly fat. As he goes up flights of stairs to the woman's home each day, he passes a maid sweeping the floor.
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
, 1h26Directed by Henry King, Fred Zinnemann, John Sturges, Don Alvarado
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Vieillesse, Mise en scène d'un poisson
Actors Spencer Tracy, Harry Bellaver, Don Diamond, Don Alvarado, Tony Rosato, Mauritz Hugo
Spencer Tracy is the Old Man, a Cuban fisherman who tries to haul in a huge fish that he catches far from shore.
The Two of Us (1967)
, 1h30Directed by Claude Berri
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Vieillesse, Political films, Films about school violence, Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France, La condition juive en France sous l'Occupation allemande
Actors Michel Simon, Charles Denner, Luce Fabiole, Alain Cohen, Roger Carel, Paul Préboist
Claude (Alain Cohen) is an 8-year-old Jewish boy living in France during the Nazi occupation. To reduce the chance that he would be sent to Auschwitz or a similar fate, his parents send him to live with a farm family, the elderly parents of Catholic friends of his parents. (In reality, many French urban Jews made similar choices for their children.) The elderly couple honestly think that the boy has been sent to live with them because Paris is dangerous; it never crosses their mind that Claude is a Jew.
The Old Guard (1960)
, 1h26Directed by Gilles Grangier
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Noël-Noël, Mona Goya, Hélène Dieudonné, Guy Decomble
Retraité de la SNCF, Baptiste Talon rentre en Vendée dans son village natal de Tioune pour y retrouver deux vieux amis : Jean-Marie Péjat et Blaise Poulossière. Il leur apprend qu’il a décidé d'aller à l'hospice de Gouyette.
Les vieux sont nerveux (2009)
, 1h33Directed by Thierry Boscheron
Origin France
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus, Michèle Simonnet, Thierry Ragueneau, Sacha Bourdo, Jean-Michel Lahmi, Joseph Malerba
Laissés pour compte dans une maison de retraite, une bande de "Séniors" détournent de la morphine à usage médical pour se procurer des amphétamines et autres produits dopants leur permettant quelques instants d'oublier l'usure du temps...
Taste of Life (1988)
, 1h46Directed by Enrico Oldoini
Origin Italie
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Vieillesse, Road movies
Actors Alberto Sordi, Bernard Blier, Andréa Ferréol, Vittorio Caprioli, Alberto Sorrentino, Nerina Montagnani
Two retirees who were been abandoned by their families, Elvio Battistini and Giuseppe Mondardini, tired of spending yet another August in the city, decide to take a "shot of life". Using the car made available by Mondardini, the two decided to go to visit a friend who lives in Bordighera and then to spend a few days in Portofino.
The Scopone Game (1972)
, 1h56Directed by Luigi Comencini
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Vieillesse
Actors Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, Mario Carotenuto, Franca Scagnetti
An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia. The annual scenario remains unchanged: she donates the initial stakes so they can play, then ultimately wins the game, shattering the couple's dream of scoring a victory and improving their lot in life. Eventually their daughter Cleopatra seeks revenge on her parents' behalf.
Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
, 2hDirected by Mario Monicelli
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Vieillesse
Actors Liv Ullmann, Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret, Giuliana De Sio, Athina Cenci, Stefania Sandrelli
Elena Leonardi abandoned her husband and left Rome. While she lives with her daughters and other relatives in the Tuscany region, her husband dies in a car accident. The grieving daughters blame their mother and decide to return to Rome. But, unforeseen twists and turns prevent that from happening. In the end the family reunites and continues to live together in the countryside.