I've just come back from seeing this beautiful little film and I'm still emotionally connected to it.
The story Bernie and Rene who have been married for 70 years living out they're final years in a care home near Brighton.
Bernie a D- Day veteran wants to visit Normandy for the 70th anniversary of the landings but is also worried about Rene failing health. He also learns that he was too late to take part.
But Rene gives him her blessing to make his own way there.
All this is in the trailer. But the film isn't just about that. The film is about coming to terms with the past and also about a love and devotion and forgiveness. Not just between the leads but also though the wonderful supporting cast.
Michael Caine is wonderful as Bernie but Glenda Jackson is the heart and soul of this film. Both reminded me of my own Grandfather and Grand mother. My grandfather was a D-Day veteran but my grandmother was his rock.
I found tears rolling down my cheeks as I watched this film as memories yesteryear came flooding back..
The story Bernie and Rene who have been married for 70 years living out they're final years in a care home near Brighton.
Bernie a D- Day veteran wants to visit Normandy for the 70th anniversary of the landings but is also worried about Rene failing health. He also learns that he was too late to take part.
But Rene gives him her blessing to make his own way there.
All this is in the trailer. But the film isn't just about that. The film is about coming to terms with the past and also about a love and devotion and forgiveness. Not just between the leads but also though the wonderful supporting cast.
Michael Caine is wonderful as Bernie but Glenda Jackson is the heart and soul of this film. Both reminded me of my own Grandfather and Grand mother. My grandfather was a D-Day veteran but my grandmother was his rock.
I found tears rolling down my cheeks as I watched this film as memories yesteryear came flooding back..