Last Love (2013)

He's a widower in Paris who speaks no French. She's a dance instructor less than half his age. Can they become a family, or will his estranged adult children halt the friendship?

Director:

Sandra Nettelbeck

Writers:

Sandra Nettelbeck (screenplay), Françoise Dorner (novel)

Stars:

Michael Caine, Michelle Goddet, Jane Alexander

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Caine	...	Matthew Morgan
Michelle Goddet	...	Madame Dune (as Michèle Goddet)
Jane Alexander	...	Joan Morgan
Serge Hollogne	...	Funeral Home Man #1 (as Serge Hologne)
Fred Fuchs	...	Funeral Home Man #2
Yohan Guignard	...	Policeman #1
Dieter Rupp	...	Policeman #2
Gillian Anderson	...	Karen Morgan
Christelle Cornil	...	Sandwich Salesgirl #1
Alix Poisson	...	Sandwich Salesgirl #2
Clémence Poésy	...	Pauline Laubie
Louis-Julien Petit	...	Sleeping Student on Bus (as Julien Petit)
Thierry Angelvy	...	Rude Passenger
Justin Kirk	...	Miles Morgan
Deshaun Strong	...	Kyle Morgan (voice)

Storyline

Matthew Morgan is a retired American professor in his eighties, a widower. He lives in Paris and speaks no French. Since his wife's death, he's marking time. His curiosity is piqued when he meets Pauline Laubie, half his age, a dance instructor. She's also a solitary person, but wants the connection of family. She believes she's found that in Matthew, and she attends to him during a hospitalization. When his two adult children arrive from the U.S. to check on their father, they are certain Pauline is a gold digger, and she's confounded by the distance between father and children. The daughter heads home, the son remains. Is there any way that Pauline fits in?

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | written by director | title directed by female | american abroad | telephone call | 

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Taglines:

It's never too late to love life again.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Germany Belgium USA France

Language:

English French

Release Date:

1 November 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Last Love

Filming Locations:

Parc Monceau, Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$8,200,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,967,122

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kaminski.Stiehm.Film GmbH, Bavaria Pictures, Senator Film Produktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When you see the pictures in Sir Michael Caine's apartment, you also see a framed Batman logo, Caine played Alfred in The Dark Knight trilogy, and Hans Zimmer also does the movie score for this movie, as well as the aforementioned trilogy.

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Quotes

Pauline Laubie: Why did you stop loving life?
Matthew Morgan: Well, you don't love life itself. You love, uh, places, animals, people, memories, food, literature, music. And sometimes you meet someone... who requires all the love you have to give. And if you lose that someone, you think everything else is gonna stop too. But everything else just keeps on going. Giraudoux said, you can miss a single being, even though you are surrounded by countless others. Those people are like... like extras. They cloud your vision, they're ...
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Soundtracks

Jump In
Performed by Paul Ansell
Words and Music by Paul Ansell
With kind permission of Paul Ansell

User Reviews

An eye wetter for Michael Caine fans

Michael Caine is getting old. Playing an old man, acting or real? He is at his best. Gone is his dry humor and whit, gone is also his regular British accent (apart from a few strongly emotional scenes when he suddenly looses the American accent he is supposed to have).

This is a very odd movie, difficult to put into any frame. The acting is nothing else but superb, not a single moment without complete realism.

Watch this move alone or with your significant other, do not forget the paper napkins, because this is very emotional. My eyes are still wet, this is a movie that will remain in my mind for a long time.