15 Movies For Older People, With Them As Protagonists
Today, the seventh art is one of the most popular among the general population, most of us having gone to see more than one movie on some occasion. People of all conditions and ages come to it, from the smallest to the oldest. In general, all movies are more or less enjoyable for everyone, although in the case of children certain content or genres would not be appropriate.
But we can also see how some films are more focused on a specific audience, or make it easy for a certain type of population to feel more identified. An example of this is one who is dedicated to the elderly
Although in reality any film can be suitable for an older person, it is likely that some make greater reference to problems that are more common in older ages or that promote a perspective that helps to deal with old age in a positive way. That is why in this article we are going to recommend a short selection of films for seniors
As we have just mentioned, below we will see a series of films for older people, specifically about fifteen of them. A selection of films has been made that are mostly relatively recent, although we can also see several classics among them.
1. On Golden Pond (1981)
This old film tells us how Norma and Ethel Thayer, an elderly couple, retire to Golden Point or the golden pond, to spend the summer vacation. There we see little by little how Ethel suffers different ailments and limitations, little by little beginning to also manifest symptoms of Alzheimer’s The couple will also meet a visit from her daughter, who has a tense relationship with her father.
This film, very recent in time, tells us how three retirees decide to rob a bank despite his old age to be able to recover his money, after the bank had canceled his pension plans.
3. Cinema Paradiso (1998)
This well-known Italian film tells us the life of Salvatore Di Vita, who as a child discovered his taste for cinema and went whenever he could to the cinema that gives its name to the film. There, little by little He began to make friends with Alfredo an older man who is in charge of controlling the projection of the films.
From him he will learn the fundamentals of his profession, to the point that he will also work as a designer while his relationship with the old man deepens and he turns to him to seek advice in various facets of his life. With the passage of time and thanks in part to the advice and role of the elderly Alfredo in his life, he will become a highly recognized film director.
4. Elsa and Fred (2005)
A story that encourages us to enjoy the time we have despite loss and sadness. The movie introduces us to the octogenarian Fred Barcroft who has recently suffered the loss of his wife and because of this he is apathetic, with little desire to do things.
She moves, at first involuntarily and due to her daughter’s insistence, to a smaller apartment. Fortunately, in his new home he will meet (and end up falling in love with) his neighbor, Elsa, a woman of a similar age to his who, unlike him, is a jovial woman who wants to fulfill her dreams, and who will help him make him see that he still has a lot to live for.
5. The exotic Marigold hotel (2011)
In this well-known and popular film, which has had a sequel, a group of elderly retirees decide to enjoy retirement at the renowned Marigold hotel in India. Although upon arriving at the hotel they find that it is not what they expected, being in poor condition and in the hands of an inexperienced young man, little by little the elderly They will begin to rediscover what life can offer them
In this work Walt, a retired and recently widowed war veteran who expresses rejection of the Asian community (in part due to its participation in the Korean War) that he considers to be invading his town, discovers how a young man of that race tries to steal his car due to pressure from a local gang. Despite his reluctance, he will decide to help him and his sister, which he will do throughout the film. to acquire a more flexible view of reality
7. Beginners (2010)
This film focuses on the figure of Oliver, a man who will meet an actress with whom he will have a relationship while remembering the story of his recently deceased father. Some time before his death, After becoming a widower at the age of 75, he decided to come out of the closet confessing to his son that he was gay and opening up to live freely.
8. The Week-end (2011)
In this cinematographic work we see how an elderly couple with a somewhat tense relationship decides to return to the place of their honeymoon, Paris, during their thirtieth anniversary in order to try to fix their situation. However the trip doesn’t work at first often arguing about various aspects of their relationship.
Also during the trip they meet an old friend of the husband’s, something that, together with a series of unexpected experiences and problems, will make them both acquire a new vision of life and their relationship.
9. Cocoon (1985)
A film with fantastic overtones, in which some elderly people who live in a residence discover the fountain of eternal youth in a pool in which cocoons of alien origin live, something that will make them regain their strength and recover the feeling of strength and vitality of youth.
10. Three times 20 years (2011)
This romantic comedy stars a couple in their sixties who lives their lives actively until one day they realize that they are already reaching old age, something they he reacts by trying to stay young while she tries to prepare for old age. This causes conflicts to arise and they separate, at least initially.
A movie that combines action and comedy to make us see that we should not underestimate those who have already retired, showing us how former retired and elderly agents investigate how and why they are persecuting and trying to kill one of them, Frank Moses.
12. A True Story (1999)
This story is based on a true story. He tells us how an old man with different health problems and in charge of a daughter with a disability decides to travel more than five hundred kilometers by tractor (the only means of transportation he has), in order to see his brother again, who recently had a heart attack and with whom he had not spoken for years.
13. Twilight of the Gods (1950)
An old film that tells us how the former star Norma Desmond welcomes the young screenwriter Joe Gillis into her home, and tries to hire him to review a script that she herself wrote to return to the world of cinema. However, over time she ends up wanting something more with the young screenwriter, something that will end up having serious repercussions for him.
14. Harold and Maude (1971)
This film offers us the story of Harold, a young man who is obsessed with death and who He will meet Maude, a benevolent old woman, during a funeral Little by little the old woman will teach him to value her life, while establishing a friendship and, over time, even a romantic relationship.
15. In the seventh heaven (2008)
This German film makes us see that sex and passion are not something that has to be lost over the years. The story introduces us to Inge, an elderly housewife who finds herself involved in a love triangle between her, her husband and a man named Karl, in a story in which we see not only love and sex but a reflection on life.
