Nicholas facklers tiff 08 film lovely, still starts its u. If you seek to find how rare, compare this film with night and day, the 1946 biopic which stars cary grant as a resolutely straight porter, even sending him off to world war i. With the approach of christmas causing him to feel lonely in life and love, robert malone academy award winner martin landau. Ellen burstyn and martin landau play a couple in lovely, still. A christmas time romance about latelife love starring screen greats martin landau north by northwest, ed wood. I was amazed at how such a young at age of of 23 student could have directed this excellent movie. Oct 14, 2010 that doesnt mean lovely, still, which premiered two years ago at the toronto film festival, is a cheat. Theres a pushpull dynamic coursing through the lateinlife romance lovely, still that keeps the film intriguing even when it looks like its going to sink into sentimentality. Lovely, still on dvd november 9, 2010 starring martin landau, ellen burstyn, adam scott, elizabeth banks. Turning from a tale of happiness and first love to an affecting story of loss, lovely, still is a more reserved descendent of the brilliant the notebook.
Reviewers noted that while the seasonal tropes are nothing new, landau and burstyn make the movie very watchable and the periodic moments of romance, reflection, and revelation worth waiting for. The film stars martin landau and ellen burstyn in roles that allow them to showcase their full range humanity, a rare thing for senior actors in movies these days. Landau plays robert malone, an elderly man working as a grocery store clerk. Add to watchlist in the whimsical and heartwarming holiday film lovely, still, we follow the story of robert malone, an elderly grocery store bagger, as he experiences his first hints of love. Apparently not, because nik fackler has his lead characters do it in lovely, still, and they are played by ellen burstyn, now 77, and martin landau, 82.
This is a love story at heart that engages you with humor, drama and honesty. With the approach of christmas causing him to feel lonely in life and love, robert malone academy award winner martin landau braves the wintery snow to arrive home from his job at. Overloved gacha life original mini movie plot twist mako neko. Just finished watching lovely,still and i loved it. Everything you need to know about lovely, still movie 2010. Oct 02, 2010 this post is likely the last major piece i write about lovely, still, the sweet and searing debut feature by nik fackler, who i am sure i will be writing about again. The film stars aadi and shanvi srivastava in the lead roles.
The unexpected romance blooms until martins fear and jealousy take the couple down an unexpected path. So i much greatly enjoy telling people what movies are about. So i much greatly enjoy telling people what movies are about so i will tell you amazing people of tumblr what it is about. A lonely old man working a grocery shop returns home shortly before christmas to find a strange woman in his house. Martin martin landau, a perennial bachelor, is surprised when his new neighbor mary ellen burstyn asks him out on a date. Overloved gacha life original mini movie plot twist. With the approach of christmas causing him to feel lonely in life and love, robert malone braves the wintery snow to arrive home from his job at the grocery sto. Making his feature helmingwriting bow with lovely, still, a christmastime. Robert martin landau, a lonely elderly man, wraps up a single present to himself, and places it under his christmas tree. He walks out the front door of his house, leaving it wide open.
A christmas time romance about latelife love starring screen greats martin landau north by northwest, ed wood and ellen burstyn the exorcist, the last picture show. The screenplay by fran walsh, philippa boyens, and jackson was based on alice sebolds awardwinning and bestselling 2002 novel of the same name. The modestlyscaled movie has the feel of a stage production, especially given the richness of the performances delivered by oscarwinners martin landau and ellen burstyn. The unexpected romance blooms until martins fear and jealousy take. Jul 28, 20 lovely, still when the lead actors in a film are oscar winners martin landau and ellen burstyn, you know this is going to be a film worth engaging with. The question is, what return will you get on your investment. Call lovely, still lifeaffirming if you must, but its uplift is designed less to reassure than to honor the difficult process of how we deal when faced with the loss of those we have loved.
Posts about lovely still written by leoadambiga lovely, still, that rare film depicting seniors in all their humanity, earns writerdirector nik fackler an independent spirit award nomination for. Its christmas time, and robert is feeling lonely in life and love. To give away any of the plot would be a crime, so ill just say it seemed like the most incredible portrayal of true. In more than one sense, justin kurzels aggressively strange film queers.
True history of the kelly gang soars as a trippy antiwestern. This film is called lovely, still at christmas on true christmas tv channel. This is the point of departure of lovely, still, a bittersweet, characterdriven drama marking the writing and directorial debut of nicholas fackler. Watch lovely, still 2001 movie webdl this is a file losslessly ripped from a streaming service, such as netflix, amazon video, hulu, crunchyroll, discovery go, bbc iplayer, etc.
Landau and burstyn deliver beautiful, nuanced performances, creating a real and captivating. That doesnt mean lovely, still, which premiered two years ago at the toronto film festival, is a cheat. Therefore, it is too bad that this movie is, so far, ignored by major studios and distributors in the us. A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love. They realized his genius potentials into the marvelous work. Lovely, still that rare film depicting deniors in all their. I still love you hits netflix today, and while it is a completely charming movie that is a great sequel to the first and will make you feel highschoolcrush feelings all over again, there is one. Lovely, still 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. Nick fackler knocked lovely, still out of the ballpark. Sep 17, 2010 theres a pushpull dynamic coursing through the lateinlife romance lovely, still that keeps the film intriguing even when it looks like its going to sink into sentimentality. Lovely, still nf we find it very difficult to discuss this movie without revealing the entire story which we will warn you when we do. Martin landau and ellen burstyn shine in this film. This awkward first encounter leads to the lifelong bachelor falling in love for. Martin landau and ellen burstyn topline the debut of writerdirector nik fackler in lovely still, a whimsical romance tale that follows an elderly grocerystore bagger landau who experiences his first pangs of love in the form of burstyn.
There are moments during lovely, still when it feels like youre trapped with martin landau and ellen burstyn in a kitschy musical christmas snowglobe that. A week before christmas a new mysterious woman moves in across the street and teaches him that love conquers all. The lovely bones is a 2009 supernatural thriller drama film directed by peter jackson, and starring mark wahlberg, rachel weisz, susan sarandon, stanley tucci, michael imperioli, and saoirse ronan. The surprise twist brutally defies the opening narration and plot logic that preceded it. Martin landau and ellen burstyn topline the debut of writerdirector nik fackler in lovely still, a whimsical romance tale that follows an elderly grocerystore bagger. But dont let the synopsis fool you, the film definitely takes a strange. Sep 10, 2010 is there an age limit for meeting cute. Sep 10, 2010 at the moment, lovely, still does not have a deal in place for theatrical release. Sep 10, 2010 lovely, still pg en espanol a movie doesnt have to be perfect in order to be magical sometimes a filmmakers occasional gap in logic or naive assumption can add to the dreamlike quality of a tale well told. Martin martin landau is a perennial bachelor and he is shocked when his new neighbor mary ellen burstyn asks him out on a date. We are presented with robert malone, an old lonely man martin landau who lives alone but still is working everyday in a supermarket. Released november 6th, 2009, lovely, still stars martin landau, ellen burstyn, adam scott, elizabeth banks the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of 57 out of 100.
Lovely, still when the lead actors in a film are oscar winners martin landau and ellen burstyn, you know this is going to be a film worth engaging with. Mar 27, 2010 the actors were fascinated by niks talent. Lovely is a 2012 telugulanguage romantic comedy film written and directed by b. Why this movie was overlooked by the golden globes, oscars and sag awards will be a mystery to me. To give away any of the plot would be a crime, so ill just say.
A week before christmas a new mysterious woman moves in across the street and teaches him. Steadily tugging on the heartstrings, its story is heartbreakingly sad and sheds important light on a debilitating illness. Lovely, still is a 2008 christmasthemed romantic drama film starring martin landau and ellen burstyn. With the approach of christmas causing him to feel lonely in life and love, robert malone braves the wintery snow to. A week before christmas a new mysterious woman moves in across the. A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
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