Venus

Talk Cinema this Sunday showed "Venus" starring Peter O'Toole. This movie is coming out in late December in limited distribution (mostly indie-theaters). The movie will undoubtedly result in an Oscar nomination for O'Toole. He may even finally win one...

The movie portrays an elderly and dying actor played by O'Toole. It's interesting in that in audio cameo's of his old performances, you hear O'Toole himself from films such as "My Favorite Year" and "Lawrence Of Arabia" among others from his history. So - is this film about him? The actor claims that it is not, but I think it must be with a wink.

"Venus" is the pet name that he gives a lovely young early 20-somethings that he takes a romantic fondness of. This isn't creepiness and it isn't Hollywood father-daughter figures bonding - but it doesn't shy away from the sexual beauty that youth offers nor the desire of it in men of all ages.

This is a beautiful movie with moments that will really make you laugh as only British humor can and will also hit you in the gut from small scenes like an old man dancing with another old man in a famous actor's church in London surrounded by the graves of other actor's they know that have gone before them to some actions that the young woman takes near the end of the film.

Highly recommend!