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Synopsis:
How about You
is adapted from a short story by famed author Maeve Binchy,
Ireland’s most widely read and internationally successful
writer of popular fiction. With her trademark wit, charm and
sheer storytelling genius she has written a story about the
lives of four senior citizens battling against their own
demons, preconceptions and phobias about getting old. 'Hope
I die before I get old,' The Who sang. Paul McCartney
wondered if he'd still be loved, 'when I’m 64.' But today,
aging rock stars and contemporary society are reconsidering
their perceptions of being old, A belief that we have
choices and potential not just in our early years, but right
though life, is at the centre of
How about You.
Mixing humor and pathos,
How about You
tells the story of Ellie (Hayley Atwell - Brideshead
Revisited, The Duchess), a footloose and fearless young
woman who is left in charge of a residential home for senior
citizens owned and run by her older sister Kate (Orla
Brady), over the Christmas holiday season.
Ellie's heartwarming
friendship with wheelchair bound Alice (Joan O'Hara), in the
twilight of her life, begins Ellie's journey into adulthood.
Her youth and inexperience brings her into bitter conflict
with the four grumpy old residents known as the "hardcore":
retired screen beauty Georgia (Vanessa Redgrave), spinster
sisters Hazel (Imelda Staunton) and Heather (Brenda Fricker),
and a reformed alcoholic judge, Donald (Joss Ackland). The
film deals with the hilarious antics of these uncivilized
seniors, and the gradual solidarity that develops between
the residents and Ellie.
How about You
is the often funny and deeply human story of growing
self-acceptance. A story where an unlikely group of
characters develop relationships which are not only
surprising, but transformative. It is a film filled with
compelling performances and vivid individuals, as we
discover the rejuvenating power of other people.
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