Die Herbstzeitlosen (Late Bloomers)
There is
absolutely nothing original in this film, neither in its story or production. Nevertheless, it is an enjoyable 85 minutes
thanks to its universal message which reminds us that there is life after
losing a loved one and that you are never too old to go after your mission in
life even if it upsets others. Of course,
what better setting than a Swiss village which seems trapped in a Jane Austen
novel. We have the hypocritical village priest, the local businessman cum
politician who thinks he can buy and bully his way to anything and the upright
women of the parish repressing their true desires. 80 year-old widow Martha
with some help from sassy friend Lisi shocks the village by returning to her
first love of making erotic lingerie of the most tasteful kind. She and a group of her friends discover
liberation and the opprobrium of their fellow cowardly citizens. Funny and an easy pleasure to watch
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