A comedy that combines very good actors with a story of senility that shows with sensitivity and humor those difficult moments of seniors, that may become less dramatic in the company of other seniors in similar circumstances, and especially if they share a common pastime. In this case, the director (Dustin Hoffman) of whom I don't know if have directed other films, describes the shared life of famous musicians who in their productive age were well known interpreters in different classical music areas and who, in this last stage of their lives, find recreation and good use of their time,preparing presentations for their peers, for youths and for donors who can help them maintain their standard of living and care with dignity.
You will enjoy the movie for the music, the way they prepare their gala, the dignity with which they perform their roles, their efforts to fight the physical difficulties and not letting that the mental incapacity arrives to their bodies.
Nevertheless, Hofmann could have better exploited the superb quality of the actors, the true story on which it is based and developed a plot less obvious, more complex and with several options for the viewer.
Anyway, it's an entertaining film, enjoying the beautiful music of Verdi, especially his Rigoletto quartet, the characters of the participants, departing with a smile and preparing a reflection on how to prepare to survive this final life step,that probably many of us will also live.
You will enjoy the movie for the music, the way they prepare their gala, the dignity with which they perform their roles, their efforts to fight the physical difficulties and not letting that the mental incapacity arrives to their bodies.
Nevertheless, Hofmann could have better exploited the superb quality of the actors, the true story on which it is based and developed a plot less obvious, more complex and with several options for the viewer.
Anyway, it's an entertaining film, enjoying the beautiful music of Verdi, especially his Rigoletto quartet, the characters of the participants, departing with a smile and preparing a reflection on how to prepare to survive this final life step,that probably many of us will also live.