https://www.chelmsford-filmclub.co.uk An independent film society based in Chelmsford, Essex. Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:36:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.chelmsford-filmclub.co.uk/past-seasons/20132014-season/a-simple-life-pg/#comment-1059 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 18:36:16 +0000 https://www.chelmsford-filmclub.co.uk/?page_id=866#comment-1059 excellent film. very sensitively played by both actors, especially Ah Tao. agree with the !anti sentimental” comment in opening discussion if that means not sentimental. shocking to see what conditions elderly people end their days in, especially in a culture where old people were once respected and lovingly cared for by their families. don’t think she got what she deserved – not the strokes anyhow, but wished her servant humilty would have allowed her to accept their gifts and care and given her the retirement she deserved after serving four generations. beautifully filmed – i loved the exchange between them when her grandson teases her about a male admirer. she’s so playful and young at heart and loves him more than his own mother. great choice.

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