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Here’s a baby boomer’s dream come true or maybe it’s your idea of a nightmare, depending on your taste. Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, who were young and beautiful and adorably funny together when they made Barefoot in the Park in 1967, and still pretty, if less hilarious, when they re-teamed for The Electric Horseman in 1979 are getting back together onscreen. This time the project itself sounds gorgeous and haunting, even as the years have faded the surface charms of its stars. A Netflix original, the film is based on the novel, Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf, which has got to resonate with older men and women. Both actors are in their late 70’s, their characters are both widows who find each other late in life.
The publisher’s take:
“A spare yet eloquent, bittersweet yet inspiring story of a man and a woman who, in advanced age, come together to wrestle with the events of their lives and their hopes for the imminent future.
In the familiar setting of Holt, Colorado, home to all of Kent Haruf’s inimitable fiction, Addie Moore pays an unexpected visit to a neighbor, Louis Waters. Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they naturally have known of each other for decades; in fact, Addie was quite fond of Louis’s wife. His daughter lives hours away in Colorado Springs, her son even farther away in Grand Junction, and Addie and Louis have long been living alone in houses now empty of family, the nights so terribly lonely, especially with no one to talk with.
Their brave adventures—their pleasures and their difficulties—are hugely involving and truly resonant, making Our Souls at Night the perfect final installment to this beloved writer’s enduring contribution to American literature.”
Hmmm. I’m not a widow but if I was ... yeah, I guess Redford could keep me company. But you knew I’d say that, didn’t you? Some of you know I've been a fan since 1973 when I wrote Redford my one and only fan letter. How about you, are you up for seeing this pair of icons onscreen together again?
The Netflix release hits September 29th on the platform and select theaters. I guess it's time I finally read the book, it's been on my list since my first post about the adaptation in 2015.
Hmmm. I’m not a widow but if I was ... yeah, I guess Redford could keep me company. But you knew I’d say that, didn’t you? Some of you know I've been a fan since 1973 when I wrote Redford my one and only fan letter. How about you, are you up for seeing this pair of icons onscreen together again?
The Netflix release hits September 29th on the platform and select theaters. I guess it's time I finally read the book, it's been on my list since my first post about the adaptation in 2015.