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Cast

Charlotte Rampling
as Kate Mercer

Tom Courtenay
as Geoff Mercer

Geraldine James
as Lena

Dolly Wells
as Charlotte

David Sibley
as George

Hannah Chambers
as Travel Agent

Richard Cunningham
as Mr. Watkins

Rufus Wright
as Jake

Michelle Finch
as Niece

Sam Alexander
as Chris the Postman

Max Rudd
as Maitre d'

Camille Ucan
as Cafe Waitress

Charles Booth
as Jewelry Shop Manager

Paul Goldsmith
as Brewery Security

Martin Atkinson
as The Smoking Chef

Rachel Banham
as Waitress

Kevin Matadeen
as Waiter

Peter Dean Jackson
as Jarrold's Shopper

Lucy Temple
as Shopper

Elle Tivey
as Shopper

Alexandra Riddleston
as Woman in Cafe (uncredited)

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• Aug 09, 2016

  Pretty solid. Vanilla dramas like this really aren't my thing, but I can appreciate the good acting. Didn't think this was as amazing as all the critics claimed it was though.
  Stephen S Super Reviewer
• Jun 02, 2016

  One week before a couple's 45th wedding anniversary, the husband receives news that his first love's remains have been found preserved in ice on the mountains where she fell and died nearly fifty years ago. He is understandably shaken, and his wife is at first supportive and curious, but then increasingly insecure, especially when he starts obsessively reminiscing over his quixotic twenties instead of helping her plan their anniversary party. This quiet, if slow, drama is a stark, sad look at the emotional detritus that builds up over an aging life and the little heartbreaks and secret truths that can unravel a long marriage. Charlotte Rampling's gracefully lined face achingly captures Kate's passive aggressions, and she delivers a thirty-second actor's masterclass in that one-sided dialogue scene of her on the phone, confirming the party songlist with the event planner and deliberately avoiding "their song" only to capitulate in a subtle fit of anguish at the very end.
  Alice S Super Reviewer
• Feb 23, 2016

  It seems very odd to say that I would prefer to watch a conventional love story after viewing this film, but I whole-heartedly believe that. This is a very frustrating picture. "45 Years" follows an elderly couple about to celebrate their forty-fifth wedding anniversary, and while they are deeply in love, what comes into their lives is devastating for one of them. As a story is uncovered about a past lover, Geoff begins to recall everything they did together before he married his current wife. Explaining his past to her, emotions being to fly and the performances are what drive the rest of the film. Aside from great direction, a brilliant cast in Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, and dialogue that will have you believing what is being presented, this film feels a little unfinished. I do understand the praise around this film, but by the end, I felt myself wanting so much more, and most reviews do not touch on that. This couple is about to reach the peak of the their marriage and everything in the last frame was off for me. It was trying to give a huge emotionally payoff, but I was left empty and wanting to understand their feelings. That is the main plot of the story, and I do not feel it was explored enough. In he end, "45 Years" flows at a good pace and it's 97 minutes running time is the perfect length for this story. It is a nice watch, but nothing more.
  

  KJ P Super Reviewer
• Feb 21, 2016

  Rampling makes acting look so effortless and Courtenay is no slouch either in this focus on a long term marriage that begs the question - what do we really know about the people who share our lives and bed? Nice soundtrack as well. (2-20-16)
  John C Super Reviewer

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