Etiqueta: Old age
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Smarties for Grandad Ed (Lentilka Pro Dedu Edu)
Love and understanding can beat it all. A story of a 5-year-old boy and his grandpa suffering from Alzheimer disease. The beloved great-grandfather has started forgetting more and more, and he is doing some funny things. But what five-year-old Honzík considers funny are very real signs of an illness. The whole family learns to…
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For as Long as We Could (Mientras pudimos)
An unconventional love story. Eve Friedman is an eighty-three-year-old playwright living alone in a chaotic apartment in the heart of Manhattan. The chicken tenders, the childhood memories that assail her by the pool, and the late-night conversations with her building's concierge are enough to keep her day-to-day life bearable. However, when her path crosses…
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The Miracle (El milagro)
It is never too late to fulfill your dreams. Juana, Dominga, Lucia and Soledad are a group of tender, very Christian grandmothers who live in a small town. This town saw them grow up, become wives, mothers, and grandmothers. Truth be told, they would have wanted much more for their lives, but they had…
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Stories at Forty (Cuentos a los cuarenta)
The age of 40: when paths alternate between reality and dreams. Forty years old, the age in which one cannot keep promising oneself that when they’re older they’ll do this or that. The age in which one must accept that this is their life, period. Stories at Forty (Cuentos a los cuarenta) is a compilation of nine stories. Eight…
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Middle-aged Quinceañera
It’s never too late to make your dreams come true. Cecilia Ortega is 40 years old and has one dream: her daughter Cece must have the wonderful Quinceañera party that she never had. So she spends her monthly budget on packets of beans with the hope of finding one of the five crystal slipper charms…
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Happy to help (Ellos encantados)(Film)
What would your children do without your parents? Madrid, 21st Century. Lourdes and Carlos are a young couple who have everything they need: adorable kids, a penthouse in the city, two cars and successful professional careers. However, they don’t really feel that happiness from the movies, their social life is exhausting, and it is very…
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Reputations (Las reputaciones)
The wrath of public opinion. A life altered forever. Javier Mallarino is the most influential political caricature artist of the country, a man able to cause the repeal of a law, to disrupt the ruling of a judge, to knock down a town mayor or to seriously threaten the stability of a Ministry, and…
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The Grandmother Who Crossed the World in a Bicycle (La abuela que cruzó el mundo en una bicicleta)
An inspiring story about the magic of little things. With her indomitable personality, Doña Maru, a 90-year-old woman, lives a peaceful life in Oaxaca, Mexico, where every day she rides 30 km in her bicycle to give sweets, love and smiles to the children of the orphanage. Since the death of her son…
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There are no reasons to love (Serafín el pinturero; o, contra el querer no hay razones)
Serafín is a very pretentious young man, proud of his success with women. He meets Jesusa, who falls in love with him. However, the reputation he has as a womanizer makes Jesusa grow apart from him. That is when Jesusa’s parents try to convince her in order to marry a rich old man, Mr. Lucio.…
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A leopard cannot change its spots (Genio y Figura)
The main character in this comedy is Pepito Bedoya, an outmoded seducer. Despite his age, he continues conquering women with his friend Carratalá, until he finds Paquita Torres with whom he decides to get married going against the opinions of his son, his daughter-in-law, his father-in-law Don Pablo and the priest Dionisio. THEMES: Friendship, Love,…
