EW: All the things a seemingly happy couple have and haven’t shared with each other after nearly half a century of marriage come to a head in a single week in filmmaker Andrew Haigh’s elegant, affecting drama. It begins when strange news comes to Geoff (Tom Courtenay) days before he and Kate (Charlotte Rampling) are set to celebrate their 45th anniversary: The body of a girlfriend killed more than 50 years ago in a Swiss hiking accident has been found almost perfectly preserved in an Alpine glacier, sending his mind reeling backwards in time and setting off a series of hairline fractures in his relationship with Kate.
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From Cinelinx:
When the past pops up unexpectedly shortly before a couple celebrates their 45th wedding anniversary, their entire relationship comes into question. It's an interesting premise with strong characters who paint an emotional picture.
The Atlantic
45 Years begins the way many tense mysteries do—with a dark secret being unearthed. But this is no Nordic crime thriller, or horror film about monsters emerging from the deep. The cold case that’s reopened in 45 Years is a romance, involving a long-ago love of Geoff’s (Tom Courtenay) who died in a hiking accident decades ago. The news that her body has finally been found begins Andrew Haigh’s quietly taut drama, and slowly infects Geoff’s marriage to Kate (Charlotte Rampling) just as they prepare to celebrate their 45th anniversary.
