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Sixties beauties Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp bring gravitas and pathos to this well-worn tale of pensioners competing in a choir competition.
They play long-married couple Arthur and Marion: he’s a septuagenarian who cares for his terminally-ill wife, Marion, who finds joy in a local seniors’ choir. It’s a simple, low-key tearjerker blessed by a heartfelt performance from Stamp.
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