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  • 2005
  • Vitagraph Films
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2005
  • Vitagraph Films
  • 1 h 13 m
Sunset Story

Summary Sunset Story is a funny and intimate documentary drama that will make you think differently about growing old. Set against the backdrop of a retirement home for political progressives, the film goes inside the world of two women, Irja (81) and Lucille (95), whose feisty engagement with life draws them together inextricably. (Gabbert/Lib...

Directed By: Laura Gabbert

  • 2005
  • Vitagraph Films
  • 1 h 13 m
  • 2005
  • Vitagraph Films
  • 1 h 13 m

Sunset Story

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary Sunset Story is a funny and intimate documentary drama that will make you think differently about growing old. Set against the backdrop of a retirement home for political progressives, the film goes inside the world of two women, Irja (81) and Lucille (95), whose feisty engagement with life draws them together inextricably. (Gabbert/Lib...

Directed By: Laura Gabbert

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Utterly unsentimental, deeply moving.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
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You probably won't find two more fascinating camera subjects, two livelier conversationalists or two richer, more rewarding, more engaging and inspiring companions in any movie, fiction or non-fiction, this year.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW
80
It's the cinematic equivalent of glancing up at the sky and taking a good deep breath.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
80
Friendship is portrayed here in its finest form.
By Fred Camper FULL REVIEW
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This well-crafted documentary shows us that getting old isn't all that terrible.
By Eric Campos FULL REVIEW
70
The two main characters are both so funny, human and touching that Sunset Story ultimately possesses an emotional quality missing from many similarly themed efforts.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
63
It's a poignant, realistic depiction of the ­elderly, far from the typical view of them as quaint and useless.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Gabbert/Libresco Productions
Release Date Feb 4, 2005
Duration 1 h 13 m
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Awards

Tribeca Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Los Angeles IFP/West Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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