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02/09/06
Sunset Story
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Reviews Counted: 14
Fresh: 13
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Thwarting a popular misconception about old age, SUNSET STORY tells the tale of two elderly folk who remain sharp and politically charged throughout their twilight years. Filmmaker Laura Gabbert traveled to a retirement home called... [More]
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08/19/05
[Sunset Story] isn't a movie about retired activists. It's a stunning meditation on the battle between mission and mortality.
07/15/05
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04/09/05
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Sunset Story hardly qualifies as a documentary. It's a home movie, complete with spasmodic editing and silly panning shots, punctuated by mawkish piano music.
04/09/05
Top Critic That such a place even exists may seem extraordinary, but director Laura Gabbert wisely doesn't trumpet Sunset Hall itself. Instead, her vid-shot docu reveals what a special place this is through the vector of her heroines, Irja Lloyd and Lucille Alpert.
03/03/05
Top Critic It's the cinematic equivalent of glancing up at the sky and taking a good deep breath.
03/03/05
An extraordinary documentary about the friendship between two activist elders in a Los Angeles retirement community for political progressives.
02/26/05
Irja is as sharp as a tack and Lucille has a wickedly dry wit; spending 75 minutes in their excellent company is a rare privilege.
02/25/05
Gabbert expertly delivers a far more powerful message with honesty, humor and palpable respect.
02/25/05
It's a poignant, realistic depiction of the elderly, far from the typical view of them as quaint and useless.
02/25/05
Laura Gabbert's deeply affecting documentary profiles a pair of extraordinary women who live in a 'nonprofit retirement home for free-thinking elders.'
02/24/05
Top Critic Besides being funny about themselves and their contemporaries, the women provide a window on the social evolution of the United States over the past century.
02/24/05
Sunset Story offers a touching look at the residents of a special retirement home in Los Angeles.
02/05/05
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02/03/05
Top Critic A wonderful documentary by Laura Gabbert that may make you laugh and cry -- and may change your mind about age and aging.
02/03/05
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