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Late Bloomers (2006)

Late Bloomers poster
Original title
Die Herbstzeitlosen
Directed by
Bettina Oberli
Genre
drama film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly seamstress in a small Swiss village decides to open a lingerie shop. Her new business stirs up mixed reactions among the locals and challenges old-fashioned attitudes.

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What happens

Late Bloomers (German: Die Herbstzeitlosen) is a 2006 Swiss German-language comedy film directed by Bettina Oberli and starring Stephanie Glaser. It follows an elderly seamstress who opens a lingerie boutique in her Emmental village, causing unrest. The film was Switzerland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 80th Academy Awards, and Annemarie Düringer won Best Actress at the Geneva International Film Festival in 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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