Some Kind of Heaven (2021)
- Directed by
- Lance Oppenheim
- Country
- United States
- Rated
- 14A
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows four people living in a massive retirement community in Florida. They each try to find happiness and purpose in their later years.
observationalmelancholicstylizedcontemplativeintimateunhurriedreflectivelonely
What happens
Some Kind of Heaven is a 2020 American documentary film about The Villages, Florida, the world's largest retirement community. Marking the directorial feature debut of Lance Oppenheim, the film is a stylized portrait of four residents living within The Villages, struggling to find happiness and meaning in life's final chapters. The film, produced by Darren Aronofsky, The New York Times, and Los Angeles Media Fund premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and was the sole documentary to play in the NEXT section, a category known for "pure, bold works distinguished by innovative, forward-thinking approach[es] to storytelling". It was released in theaters and on-demand in the United States on January 15, 2021, by Magnolia Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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