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A Touch of Grey (2009) is a English movie. Sandra Feldman,Ian Mah has directed this movie. Maria del Mar,Katya Gardner,Kirsten Bishop,Angela Asher are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2009. A Touch of Grey (2009) is considered one of the best Comedy movie in India and around the world.
Barb has the perfect life, or so she's been told. Somewhere down the road, she's gained a husband, kids and a career, but lost her freedom and passion for life. In an attempt to recapture the innocence of her carefree days, Barb calls her high school pals Patti, Karen and Liz together for a weekend reunion. Loosening up with a few bottles of wine, each shares their secrets and dreams. But they soon discover that they share much more - burden, responsibility and a deep dissatisfaction for where their decisions have taken them. The best friends reach out to one another for collective wisdom and guidance. But, is it enough to save these four friends and set them back on their chosen paths? A Touch of Grey is a bittersweet comedy. A poignant, soul-searching journey that explores the question, can we have it all and still be truly happy?
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A Touch of Grey (2009) Reviews
Post-Sex and the City film....best performances!
I think of this as a post-Sex and the City film. It's not often that older women get a chance to get major roles on screen, and certainly not roles like these. Featuring some of the best performances at this year's ReelWorld festival (including established Canadian actress Maria del Mar), A Touch of Grey is definitely a polished film – geared toward a female demographic. The story revolves around a group of middle- aged friends who reflect on their lives in the past 20 years or so of friendship – from high school to their current lives. What emerges is an explosive revelation of secrets, horrors and confessions. In an industry dominated by 20-year old ingénues, it's rare to see a woman over 40 play anything other than a stock character. It's refreshing to see so many great roles for middle- aged women in the same film – and the result is a clinic for the actor in subtlety, depth of emotion and nuance. Four sharply defined characters take us through their roller coaster of emotions, and the culmination of their efforts is an utterly human film that is as honest as it is heartwarming. Programmer: Bobby Del Rio- ReelWorld Film Festival, Toronto Canada
A deeply moving fun and witty film
Movie Review: A Touch of Grey Sandra Feldman's warm sensitive and always comical film, A Touch of Grey, marks Feldmans debut as a writer, co-director, and producer portraying four middle aged females who reunite after many years to have a girls night out. Co-directed by Ian D Mah. Feldman a family practitioner in Toronto, was compelled to share life histories that continue to repeat over many years of practise. Struggles and unseen, unspoken challenges of middle-aged females in our generation are clearly revealed. This is not just a chick flick on the contrary this is a must see for married couples and any serious relationship that can identify the personal conflicts in the family system and how it affects family, personal relationships, and need for compromise. More importantly to evaluate ones own needs over time and question our present direction. After many bottles of wine the leader of the group acted by Maria Del Mar rehashes old flames and addresses her close friends misadventures. Katya Gardner, Kirsten Bishopric, and Angela Asher provide strong performances creating the tug-of-war of love for each other. This chemistry is laugh out loud funny, hilarious banter. Del Mar believes she has life experience down, only to reveal she too has decisions to make and will she follow her own advice? A wonderful Rorschach Ink Blot Test for a generation on middle agers. A great film, a tight script, well acted performances by all four actresses. A deeply moving fun and witty film, it will keep you laughing and encourage self reflection, unless of course...................you have all the answers. John Krawczyk MD Psychiatrist
Excellent
The film was simply excellent. If this film is any indication of her future ones, I am extremely excited to see the next Sandra Feldman flick. The plot unraveled extremely carefully and was meticulous in detail. The audience is enthralled by the content of the film, and conclusion definitely does not disappoint. The acting was superb. I was very impressed with the talent of the actors. The chemistry among the actors was also laudable, as the fed off one another's personalities and idiosyncrasies. Overall, a fantastic film. Bravo!
I Felt Like a Pedophile Suzie Homemaker
When first contacted by writer/director Sandra Feldman about her film, I was somewhat taken aback by her being a family physician. To me, it was an interesting career change from the medical field to filmmaker, but after seeing a few credits to her name as a stunt double and the film's own message about crossroads and picking a direction, I fully understand the decision. The film has been described as Sex and the City meets The Big Chill, and I do believe that is as appropriate as you can get. Admittedly, the beginning half is a tad too much Carrie Bradshaw-esquire for me, but once Liz arrives and the wine stock is consumed, secrets come out, the stinging truth is thrown about without filter, and we see behind the curtain of stress built up from decades of largely unheralded work. Feldman and co-director Ian Mah have crafted a film calling to mind those classic talkies of the 80s such as the aforementioned Big Chill and friendship catharses like St. Elmo's Fire. We can tell from Barb's, (Maria del Mar), opening attitude and conversation that her life isn't as peachy-keen as the façade she puts up for her girlfriends. Thinking about the unencumbered days of their youth in high school, free from knowing the hard truths and reality of the world, a hotel room is booked and invites to her three closest chums are sent. A girls' night out is set into motion as perfect Karen, (Katya Gardner), kooky Patti, (Kirsten Bishopric), and independent Liz, (Angela Asher), agree to travel to Toronto for some catching up, a little wine tasting, and some fun on the town with the knowledge of one simple rule—if you get out of line and risk ruining your life, such as Patti 'harmlessly' flirting with a 20-year old by sticking her foot on his genitals, you get tied to a chair back at the room until regret overpowers the alcoholic buzz of adventure. As a result, the beginning is full of formalities and pleasantries as everyone tells of their perfect existences through obvious lies. We see Karen's uncomfortable body language when mention is made of her husband's Tampon commercial, Patti trying not to scream in frustration when talking about her day to day routine consisting of nothing considered meaningful in comparison to Barb, who's own recap of life is short and sweet to the tune of great job, caring husband, and perfect children. It's three middle-aged women with red wine in their hands attempting to prove to the others that the dreams and aspirations of so long ago have come to fruition. So they laugh and catch up, readying themselves to leave for the kind of free-wheeling fun they haven't enjoyed in over twenty years, the wild nights of tattooing the phrase "Where's the Beef?" in not so appropriate places. While all well written and acted, for a guy like me it's a bit too female-specific to fully engage in the proceedings. Only when they finally leave for a city hotspot do I anticipate some salacious activity, except Feldman goes all Reservoir Dogs on us by cutting straight to their return to the hotel, one of them duct taped to a chair. And here is where the strength of the screenwriter's voice comes through. I can only assume much of the material spewing forth from the uninhibited minds of these women is personal, but being so specific and emotionally draining, I can't see how it isn't. Patti's naively simple- minded attitude, talking about the strategy of taking her shirt off before breaking bad news to her husband, is flawless, soon becoming revealed as a mask for the sexual desires hidden inside; Karen's perfect little existence as the wife who made sacrifices for the family is shattered as a secret is uncovered to prove she is in fact a complete hypocrite; Liz arrives to the fray on the cusp of a divorce, so happy for her independence yet so focused on getting half of an inheritance from someone who wasn't a blood relative to her out of selfish greed; and Barb's gradually building stress-induced dissolution of emotion actually has her forgiving her own father for leaving them when she was young, feelings she herself has started to harbor. All the pent-up anger and feeling of utter defeat comes bubbling to the surface, driving these old friends apart as each projects their own ideals and unwarranted judgment on the rest. Each woman is a three-dimensional representation of the American wife circling the center of an abyss leading towards complete mid-life crisis. For every oddly expressed quarrel like a way too long exchange about the use of propositions and imperatives, there is a bitingly thought-provoking diatribe about controlling one's urges, not feeling guilty for seeing younger men as sex objects when supposedly all men do the same towards youthful women, and the fact no female figure of authority ever told them the truth about marriage and motherhood. Gardner and Asher are the most effective performers, really delving into their polar opposite roles to full emotional effect, while Bishopric's early annoyance makes way for a more authentic bimbo-lite demeanor as a mask of insecurities, all while del Mar slowly takes center stage as the seemingly sure-headed and successful one of the bunch, yet completely lost and adrift. Her portrayal of Barb is devastatingly real, especially during the final shot. As a result, A Touch of Grey is an emotional roller coaster that I'm sure most women can find a little of themselves in each character while men, if they stick around past the estrogen-heavy start, can appreciate the weight of gravity pushing down without release towards a decision that will shape the last few decades of their lives. Jared Mobarak