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Beginners (2011)

03/06/2011 (CA)Drama, Romance, Comedy1h 45m
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This is what love feels like.

Overview

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Ewan McGregor

      Ewan McGregor

      Oliver Fields

    2. Christopher Plummer

      Christopher Plummer

      Hal Fields

    3. Mélanie Laurent

      Mélanie Laurent

      Anna Wallace

    4. Goran Višnjić

      Goran Višnjić

      Andy

    5. Kai Lennox

      Kai Lennox

      Elliot

    6. Mary Page Keller

      Mary Page Keller

      Georgia Fields

    7. Keegan Boos

      Young Oliver

    8. China Shavers

      China Shavers

      Shauna

    9. Melissa Tang

      Melissa Tang

      Liz

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    A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

    4.0
    Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Sep 6, 2022

    **The movie works well, but there are some details in the story told that, to me, make little sense. Am sorry.** Generally, I don't really like films that are too apologetic, that is, films that use cinema to advocate and defend causes, political ideas, social movements. It's OK to be part of the plot of a movie, but to make a movie for defense/publicity of these ideas is another very different thing. When I started to see this movie, I was scared to find just another movie defending the gay lobby, and its social and political flags. Well, now that I'm done, I'm relieved that my fears di...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$3,200,000.00

    Revenue$14,311,701.00

    Keywords

    • coming out
    • cancer
    • relationship
    • gay parent
    • lgbt
    • older man younger man relationship
    • father son relationship