Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years, tells the story of Geoff (Tom Courtney) and Kate (Charlotte Rampling), a couple who are planning to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary, when the body of a girl is found in the Swiss alps. The girl, Katia, had been the girlfriend, and presumed future wife of Geoff, who was listed as next of kin in the dead girl’s travel documents. Although Kate had known about the previous girlfriend, the discovery of Katia’s body opens up a can of worms (sorry… couldn’t resist) that threatens the security of their marriage, and provokes deep examination of honesty and openness in relationships. How well does one ever know their partner?

45 Years moves at a deliberately slow pace (no car chases here!) but gradually brings the viewer into the epicenter of a marital crisis. Some of the British English may have been challenging for our guests… perhaps I should have left the subtitles on…

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