45 Years
Now in her '70s, Charlotte Rampling has matured into the sort of actress who can hold your attention just by making toast. Which is a skill put to the test in Andrew Haigh's domestic tragedy 45 Years , a film that mines the drama lurking beneath the daily routines of a marriage on the cusp of disintegration after nearly half a century of comfortable mediocrity. Kate (Rampling) and Geoff (Tom Courtenay) have long since settled into the predictable roles of a retired couple, with Kate mothering her rather irresponsible partner through the challenges of old age. But when a letter arrives informing Geoff about the discovery of the body of his old girlfriend - frozen and completely preserved in glacier after a hiking accident - their relationship begins to fray. The news hits Geoff harder than it probably should have, considering the time involved, which arouses Kate's feminine suspicions. Some mild snooping reveals that Geoff's old flame (ironically named Katya) playe...