The Whales Of August - 1987 - 7/10
Two frail, elderly sisters rest in their seaside cottage, and reflect on the passage of time.
To paraphrase, how could we ever grow so old?
One (Bette Davis) is sharp tongued, somewhat bitter, and resigned to the Reaper.
The other (Lillian Gish) still makes plans, intends to enjoy what time remains.
Casual remarks and observations of those who have dropped from the Parade, those who have withered.
Vincent Price plays an impoverished aristocrat from Czarist Russia (the film occurs @ 1950‘s).
The language and manners reflect the earlier, more gracious period.
Perhaps better for old viewers. My wife and I, both in our 30’s at that time, blew this off when it first screened. Decades on, we may not be ready to shuffle off, but we can sense the Reaper’s shadow.