Late Bloomers (2011 film)

Late Bloomers
Late Bloomers
	Theatrical release poster
French	Trois fois 20 ans
Directed by	Julie Gavras
Written by	Julie Gavras; Olivier Dazat;
Produced by	Sylvia Pialat; Bertrand Faivre;
Starring	William Hurt; Isabella Rossellini; Doreen Mantle; Kate Ashfield; Aidan McArdle; Arta Dobroshi; Luke Treadaway; Leslie Phillips; Hugo Speer; Joanna Lumley; Simon Callow;
Cinematography	Nathalie Durand
Edited by	Pierre Haberer
Music by	Sodi Marciszewer
Production; companies	Les Films du Worso; The Bureau; Gaumont; Be-Films;
Distributed by	Gaumont
Release dates	18 February 2011 (Berlin); 13 July 2011 (France);
Running time	95 mins
Countries	France; Belgium; United Kingdom;
Languages	English; Italian;
Box office	$1.4 million

Late Bloomers (French: Trois fois 20 ans) is a 2011 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Julie Gavras and starring William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini. The film premiered on 18 February 2011 at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival. It was released theatrically in France on 13 July 2011 by the Gaumont Film Company.

Plot

A couple, Adam (William Hurt) and Mary (Isabella Rossellini), are both heading into their sixties, but react to this differently. A retired teacher, Mary begins to make adjustments to their home to make it more practical for their age. Adam is defensive to any changes and fiercely defends his progression as an architect. They live in London, next door to Mary's mother, Nora, who raised her daughter in Italy. Mary worries about an incident of memory loss and her doctor prescribes her to keep active. Adam, insulted by an offer to design a retirement home, instead turns his attention to the proposal of a young associate, Maya (Arta Dobroshi), to participate in a competition to design a new museum. Adam becomes nocturnal, working on the project overnight with young associates. Mary becomes used to an increasingly empty home, but attracts an admirer at the gym.^[2]

Cast

William Hurt as Adam
Isabella Rossellini as Mary
Doreen Mantle as Nora
Kate Ashfield as Giulia
Arta Dobroshi as Maya
Luke Treadaway as Benjamin
Leslie Phillips as Leo
Hugo Speer as Peter
Joanna Lumley as Charlotte
Simon Callow as Richard
Aidan McArdle as James

Reception

Late Bloomers has received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a score of 43%, based on 14 reviews.^[3] Metacritic gave the film a rating of 53/100, based on 10 reviews.^[4]

References

^ "Late Bloomers (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ 'Late Bloomers': A Coming-Of-A-Certain-Age Comedy NPR. 12 April 2012
^ "Late Bloomers (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
^ "Late Bloomers". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

External links

Late Bloomers at IMDb

[1] "Late Bloomers (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[2] 'Late Bloomers': A Coming-Of-A-Certain-Age Comedy NPR. 12 April 2012

[3] "Late Bloomers (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

[4] "Late Bloomers". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

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