Andrew Haigh's 45 Years Film

A 2015 British Romantic Drama Film

Highly recommended


The film takes place across six days.  A married Norfolk couple, childless but comfortably-off, preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receive a shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their live.

Kate and Geoff Mercer are retirees. Five years after their retirement they had to cancel their 40th wedding anniversary because of his heart bypass surgery.

Now, they are preparing for their 45 years of wedded bliss.  A week before the party, Geoff receives a letter from Switzerland telling him that the body of Katya, his lover in the early 1960s, has been found surprisingly intact where she fell into the crevasse on their hike. Memories rush back.


Soon, Geoff's conduct begins to show there is more on his mind than he lets on. Importantly, he tries to keep from Kate that he is planning to fly to Switzerland without her.  So the story thickens ...  

The film is a thought-provoking drama and a challenge for the T. Courtenay and C. Rampling.

Directed by Andres Haigh.
Written by David Constantine and A.  Haigh
Starring: Tom Courtenay, Charlotte Rampling, Geraldine James

The film 45 Years is a 2015 British romantic drama, based on the short story "In Another Country" by David Constantine.  It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, selected t be screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, and also screened at the 2015 Telluride Festival.

Released in the United Kingdom on 28 August 2015, it was released in the United States by Sundance Selects on 23 December 2015.  

Charlotte Rampling was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (88th Oscars / Academy Awards). She won the Silver Bear for Best Actress and Tom Courtenay won the Silver Bear for Best Actor.

Reviews:

45 Years review - Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling superb as couple possessed by the past.
Years .  The Guardian.  Accessed February 18, 2016.  (5/5 stars)

Review of 45 Years: study of a marriage under siege leaves much unsaid.  Sydney Morning Herald. Accessed February 18, 2016  (3.5/5 stars)

45 Years various reviews.  Rotten Tomatoes.  Accessed February 18, 2016.  (Average rating 8.7/10)


Image Credit:

45 Years Film Poster. en wikipedia.org. Accessed February 18, 2016.  

Resources:

45 Years. en.wikipedia.org.  Accessed February 18, 2016.

45 Years. IMDB. Accessed February 18, 2016.