45 Years

"Do we really know our loved ones?"

2015 1h 35m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 809

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.

“Do we really know our loved ones?”

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Cast

Charlotte Rampling
Kate Mercer
Tom Courtenay
Geoff Mercer
Geraldine James
Lena
Dolly Wells
Sally
David Sibley
George
Sam Alexander
Chris the Postman
Richard Cunningham
Mr Watkins
Hannah Chalmers
Travel Agent

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Haigh
Writers: Andrew Haigh, David Constantine
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Haigh, shot by Lol Crawley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jonathan Alberts shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay and Geraldine James carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Do we really know our loved ones?".

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6 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3544082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Andrew Haigh directs. Lol Crawley behind the camera. Jonathan Alberts cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Andrew Haigh, shot by Lol Crawley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Jonathan Alberts shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay and Geraldine James carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Do we really know our loved ones?".
6IMDB entry: tt3544082 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 17 themes, including "dancing", "husband wife relationship", "broken engagement", "pregnancy".

The technical file

Cinematography: Lol Crawley
Editing: Jonathan Alberts
Production design: Sarah Finlay
Costume design: Suzie Harman
Makeup / hair: Nicole Stafford
Sound: Per Boström
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $4,250,507
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: 45 Years (2015)

Awards

European Film Award for Best Actress

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Reno2016-03-04
★ 7/10
Some secrets need to be left untouched for good. This little British romance-drama was not expected by everyone. Without Charlotte Rampling's Oscars nominee for the lead role, it would have been an easily forgotten. Because it is very slow, the story is just okay, but the performances are the saviour IMO. At this age, Charlotte Rampling was looking so good on the screen, her youthful costume was maybe the reason. The story of a long married couple, the whole movie takes place on the eve of their 45th anniversary celebration. A week to go for their big day, the wife discovers some hidden secret by her hubby. While digging it only gets bigger, but how it would affect their present relationship was told quite interestingly. It was only a single perspective tale, so the detail on the other side are not briefed to us that well. But everything was quite understandable. In some relationship, some secret needs to be left untouched for good, only if it is not hurting anybody. Life is a long journey if you're an old and to look back your path. What happened a long time ago is not to be judged for the in between timeline events. In someone's perspective, some past incidents are fair. The beauty of this drama is simply lies how smoothly narrated this complicated issue between a husband and wife. Because even if you're not a regular movie goer, still you can name a couple of similar titles, but how unique this was when comparing with those is that's where it betters. It was not so good, but much better in many ways, in its own way. 7/10
mattwilde1232017-03-09
★ 9/10
'45 Years' is a brilliant film. It was very well acted and so tense. The way each scene was shot and the cinematography was beautiful. ★★★★½