Mr. Morgan's Last Love
| Mr. Morgan's Last Love | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sandra Nettelbeck |
| Produced by |
Astrid Kahmke Frank Kaminski Philipp Kreuzer Ulrich Stiehm |
| Screenplay by | Sandra Nettelbeck |
| Based on |
La Douceur Assassine by Françoise Dorner |
| Starring |
Michael Caine Clémence Poésy Justin Kirk Jane Alexander Gillian Anderson |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer[1] |
| Cinematography | Michael Bertl |
| Edited by | Christoph Strothjohann |
Production company |
Senator Film Sidney Kimmel Entertainment |
| Distributed by |
Senator Film (Germany) A-Film Benelux MSD (Belgium) Image Entertainment (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 116 minutes[2] |
| Country |
Germany Belgium United States France |
| Language |
English French |
| Box office | $1,927,963[3] |
Mr. Morgan's Last Love (also known as Last Love) is an 2013 film based on Françoise Dorner's French novel La Douceur Assassine. It is written and directed by Sandra Nettelbeck and stars Michael Caine and Clémence Poésy.
Synopsis
The film centres around a retired, widowed professor (Caine) living in Paris who develops a special relationship with a young French woman (Poésy). That's the central structure for a sensitive story about changing relationships for this professor and his son, and life's meaning. [4]
Cast
- Michael Caine as Matthew Morgan
- Clémence Poésy as Pauline Laubie
- Justin Kirk as Miles Morgan
- Jane Alexander as Joan Morgan
- Gillian Anderson as Karen Morgan
- Richard Hope as Philatelist
- Anne Alvaro as Colette Léry
Production
The film was shot in Paris, Brittany, Brussels and Cologne in August 2011.[5]
The book's French protagonist Monsieur Armand was changed to American Mr. Morgan.[6] Nettelbeck wrote the screenplay with Caine in mind.[7]
Reception
Mr. Morgan's Last Love received mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 35% rating, based on twenty reviews, with an average score of 4.9/10.[8] Metacritic gives the film a score of 37 out of 100, sampled from twelve reviews.[9]
References
- ↑ "'Mr. Morgan's Last Love' to Feature Music by Hans Zimmer". FilmMusicReporter.com.
- ↑ "MR MORGAN'S LAST LOVE (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "Mr. Morgan's Last Love". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ Chitwood, Adam (14 November 2011). "Sidney Kimmel Entertainment to Co-Finance Mr. Morgan's Last Love Starring Michael Caine". Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ White, James (10 February 2011). "Michael Caine Has Mr Morgan's Last Love". Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ Meza, Ed. "Caine ties knot on 'Last Love'". Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ Lefflet, Rebecca (01/03/12). "Michael Caine Reveals 'Dark Knight Rises' and 'Mr. Morgan's Last Love' Contrasts From the Paris Set of New Film". Retrieved 2 September 2012. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Last Love (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Last Love". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
External links
- Mr. Morgan's Last Love at the Internet Movie Database
- Mr. Morgan's Last Love at Rotten Tomatoes
- Mr. Morgan's Last Love at Metacritic