The Age of Love (2014 film)

The Age of Love
Directed by Steven Loring
Produced by Steven Loring
Senior Creative Consultant, Michelle Ferrari
Music by Nathan Halpern
Release date
  • April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27) (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
Running time
 78 minutes
Country United States

The Age of Love is a 2014 feature-length documentary film that follows a group of 70- to 90-year-olds who attend a speed dating event looking for new love and companionship. It explores the question — does the need for intimacy and our search for love change over a lifetime? The film is directed by Steven Loring.[1][2]

Plot

A diverse group of 30 seniors in Rochester, New York participates in an unprecedented speed dating event for people in their 70s, 80s, and 90s.[3] Over the course of one summer, ten single seniors who are widowed, divorced or never married take stock of their emotional needs and desires, endure a rush of encounters, then anxiously receive their results. Then, as they head out on dates that result, these fearlessly candid seniors reveal how worries over issues of romance, physical appearance, and social acceptance endure. Comic and bittersweet, The Age of Love takes a modern look at our booming older population, and tells a story of the universality of love and desire, regardless of age.[4]

Production notes

The Age of Love was filmed in Rochester, New York and premiered at the Newport Beach International Film Festival on April 27, 2014.

Reception

The Age of Love received widespread critical acclaim. The film has been shown across the United States and screened in England, Russia, Greece, Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand, Italy, Israel, Canada and Australia.[5] It won the 2013 Paley Center DocPitch Competition in NYC and was awarded a Fledgling Fund grant to help organize senior speed dating events in communities worldwide.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Rebecca (2015-02-18). "'The Age of Love' Explores What It's Like To Try Speed Dating At 70". The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  2. ↑ "Touching trailer for senior citizen dating film". Today Show. NBC News. 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  3. ↑ Staff, Writer (2015-02-02). "Documentary tracks seniors in search of love". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  4. ↑ Villapando, Nicole (2016-02-12). "Seniors go speed dating in 'Age of Love' film". Austin American Statesman. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  5. ↑ Kidner, Nicky (2015-11-30). "The Age of Love Movie". The Wireless : Age UK. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  6. ↑ READ, ZOË (2015-09-15). "Dating after 60: seniors find love in the fast lane". Newsworks.org. Retrieved 2016-05-19.


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