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Age-Old Friends

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The resident of a nursing home, John Cooper (Hume Cronyn) is frustrated by his strictly ordered surroundings. Even though his body is in decline, John remains mentally keen, while his close friend, Michael Aylott (Vincent Gardenia), has the opposite issues -- he is in fairly good health, but becoming progressively more senile. As John and Michael attempt to keep some level of independence and contend with their own ailments, they try their best to support each other.

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Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times It's a universal theme, and nowadays a familiar one, but one rarely expressed as richly and compellingly. Jan 25, 2018 Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times Director Allan Kroeker sagely recognises that the drama's strength lies in the dialogue and the rapport between the spikily compassionate Cronyn and Gardenia's slowly fading pal. Rated: 3/5 Sep 24, 2024 Full Review Joanna Langfield Video Review Sympathetic, for sure, but not exactly fun stuff. Rated: 2/4 Aug 5, 2022 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A guided tour into the land of the long lived filled with poignant moments of humor, sadness, conflict, and revelation Rated: 3/5 Aug 18, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The resident of a nursing home, John Cooper (Hume Cronyn) is frustrated by his strictly ordered surroundings. Even though his body is in decline, John remains mentally keen, while his close friend, Michael Aylott (Vincent Gardenia), has the opposite issues -- he is in fairly good health, but becoming progressively more senile. As John and Michael attempt to keep some level of independence and contend with their own ailments, they try their best to support each other.
Director
Allan Kroeker
Production Co
Home Box Office (HBO)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Nov 4, 2008
Runtime
1h 30m