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Publisher
Monterey Media
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With the approach of Christmas causing him to feel lonely in life and love, Robert Malone braves the wintery snow to arrive home from his job at the grocery store only to find a stranger standing in his home. What begins as an odd and awkward encounter quickly blossoms into what appears to be a romantic late life love affair that takes a heartfelt and wonderful journey with an unexpected turn.
Publisher
David L. Brown Productions
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (68 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nine surfers, age from 60 to 93, talk about their love of surfing. The film explores the keys to successful aging, especially the importance of staying active and involved. Provides portraits of surfers ranging in age from 60 to 93, including pioneers and legends of the sport such as Rabbit Kekai (79), Woody Brown (88), John "Doc" Ball (93), Leroy Grannis (82), and Eve Fletcher (73), who talk about how surfing has influenced their lives. Interweaves...
3) Cocoon
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (117 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"When visitors from a distant galaxy return to earth on a secret mission, their other-worldly powers afford a group of senior citizens who had expected nothing more from life than bingo, shuffleboard, aches and pains, the chance to recapture their youth"--Container.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Three old men from Yorkshire who have never grown up face the trials of their fellow town citizens and everyday life and stay young by reminiscing about the days of their youth and attempting feats not common to the elderly.
5) All together
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Five aging friends decide to move in together rather than move into a retirement home.
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Fanda is an old man who refuses to grow up. Despite pleas from his exasperated wife, Emilie, and son who want him to make some serious decisions about the future, he ignores their nagging and spends his days seeking amusement and adventure. Aided by a pal, Fanda keeps his acting skills sharpened by pretending he is a retired opera star in the market for an opulent country estate. When he fakes his own death, his wife decides she has had enough and...
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Set in a women's extended-care unit of a California hospital, the story follows the daily lives of a ragtag staff assigned to care for elderly patients who are, well, getting on. Nurse DiDi is the no-nonsense newbie, Unit veteran Nurse Dawn is tasked with training DiDi, but winds up obsessing over male Supervising Nurse Patsy. Disgruntled Dr. Jenna James continues her above-it-all temper tantrums despite being given a fresh start.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approx. 336 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Childhood sweethearts Alan and Celia, both widowed and in their 70s, fall for each other all over again when they are reunited on the internet after nearly 60 years. Their relationship is a celebratory tale of the power of love at any age. But this is also a story about family, and with family comes baggage. Celia's respectable, head teacher daughter Caroline is juggling bringing up two boys and dealing with her husband's infidelity.
10) Still mine
Formats
Description
An exquisitely mounted and deeply affecting story about one man's determination to create a home for his ailing wife as they enter their twilight years. Based on actual events, that proves love is the ultimate triumph.
"Quietly observes a love tested by infirmity and bureaucracy..."--Toronto Star
"...tremendously moving."--New York Post
"A pitch-perfect, deeply affecting film..."--Village Voice
11) The good house
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Formats
Description
A successful real-estate broker, mother, and raging alcoholic embarks on a life of denial and loneliness while resenting the intervention of her loved ones and becoming embroiled in a scandal in her New England town.
12) On Golden Pond
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter never did. Shows the terrors and graces of aging.
13) Hukkle
Publisher
Home Vision Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A mesmerizing symphony of sight and sound that chronicles a series of mysterious interconnected events both idyllic and sinister, from an elderly man's hiccup (or hukkle) to a microscopic menagerie of animals.
14) Elsa & Fred
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love. After losing his wife, Fred feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa. From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred's life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left to live, be it more or less, is precious and that he should enjoy it as he pleases....
15) The guardians
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
Looks at cases in Las Vegas, Nevada, where court-appointed guardians have assumed the care of elderly people and systematically robbed them of their life savings and autonomy.
Series
Criterion collection volume 645
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This haunting, kabuki-inflected version of a Japanese folk legend is set in a remote mountain village, where food is scarce and tradition dictates that citizens who have reached their seventieth year must be carried to the summit of Mount Narayama and left there to die. The sacrificial elder at the center of the tale is Orin, a dignified and dutiful woman who spends her dwindling days securing the happiness of her loyal widowed son with a respectable...
17) Going in style
Formats
Description
Lifelong buddies Willie, Joe, and Al decide to buck retirement and step off the straight and narrow for the first time in their lives when their pension fund becomes a corporate casualty. To pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, the three risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very bank that absconded with their money.
Publisher
Zumba Fitness
Pub. Date
c2012.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Zumba Gold targets the largest growing segment of the population: baby boomers. It takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves and pacing to suit the needs of the active older participant, as well as those just starting their journey to a fit and healthy lifestyle. What stays the same are all the elements the Zumba Fitness-Party is known for: the zesty Latin music, like salsa, merengue, cumbia and reggaeton; the exhilarating, easy-to-follow moves;...
Publisher
Bbc
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 347 min.) : sound, color. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Award-winning comedy drama and PBS favorite returns for a second season as the two childhood sweethearts work to finally make a life together. After Alan's near fatal heart attack, he and Celia decide to marry secretly, but how will their daughters react? Uptight Caroline and rebellious Gillian discover they actually quite like each other, but will the fact Gillian spent a night with Caroline's ex-husband John jeopardize the stepsisters' fledgling...
Series
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (61 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As we age, it is so important to stay active, strong, and flexible. Toning and stretching the body promotes weight loss and also protects our bones, reduces joint stress, and increases brain function. Both upper- and lower-body workouts build lean, healthy, and supple muscles. And they are fun to do! Try these 20-minute workouts a few times a week and you'll be healthier and stronger and feel great!
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