So Late So Soon

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So Late So Soon

2020

1h 11m

Documentary

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Half a century into their marriage, Chicago artists Jackie and Don Seiden approach the fragility of their elderly lives in their own distinct ways. Jackie, notorious for her unbounded energy, is constantly on the move, inspired to create works of art while also maintaining the couple's multistory, brightly-painted Victorian house. Don steadily sketches in his notebook while facing alarming interruptions to his health. Director Daniel Hymanson filmed the Seidens, on-and-off for five years, capturing the hardships of aging as well as a view into enduring companionship, in this charming character study.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

As imperfect, and as idiosyncratic, as the home they created together.

Dec 8, 2021

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Susannah Gruder

IndieWire

The film feels like a tribute, and an eventual goodbye -- to two extraordinarily unique people, their unconventional home, and their truly remarkable way of life.

Rated: A-

Nov 19, 2021

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Keith Uhlich

The Hollywood Reporter

Hymanson embedded himself with the Seidens, on and off, for about five years, and the intimacy and trust he attained shines through.

Mar 7, 2020

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

[Jackie and Don Seiden's] abiding mutual affection makes this documentary a moving portrait of enduring love, while their fiery intellectual verve gives it a sharp honesty that prevents it from ever lapsing into sentimentality.

Rated: 81/100

Jul 27, 2023

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

The simplest of ideas yields a profound dignity in this quietly powerful documentary about aging, mortality, and the value of companionship.

Nov 19, 2021

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Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

Hymanson films them in good times and bad-present and past. The result can appear slight at times, but no less poignant in the aftermath.

Rated: B-

Nov 18, 2021

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Quite an emotional film. Loneliness in old age(or disintegration as Jackie referred to it) is not something we think about often(not only of oneself but of family members and friends) but will be inevitable if we are lucky to grow old. It matters not how long we live but how, a good reminder that we should make the most of our hay days, make good of life in readiness for the undignified stage of life.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/21/23

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Half a century into their marriage, Chicago artists Jackie and Don Seiden approach the fragility of their elderly lives in their own distinct ways. Jackie, notorious for her unbounded energy, is constantly on the move, inspired to create works of art while also maintaining the couple's multistory, brightly-painted Victorian house. Don steadily sketches in his notebook while facing alarming interruptions to his health. Director Daniel Hymanson filmed the Seidens, on-and-off for five years, capturing the hardships of aging as well as a view into enduring companionship, in this charming character study.

Director: Daniel Hymanson
Producer: Trace Henderson, Josh Penn, Kellen Quinn, Noah Stahl
Production Co: Department of Motion Pictures, Hedgehog Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 11m

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