The Personals (1998)

Original title

The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years

Directed by

Keiko Ibi

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

40 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a group of Jewish senior citizens in New York City who perform in a theater group. It shows them rehearsing and performing improvised scenes about finding love and romance later in life.

heartfeltwarmobservationalintimateplayfultendernostalgichumorous

What happens

The Personals (also known as The Personals: Improvisations on Romance in the Golden Years) is a 1998 American short documentary film directed by Keiko Ibi about a Jewish senior citizens' theatre group in New York City. In 1999, it won an Oscar at the 71st Academy Awards for Documentary Short Subject. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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