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Two leads (70s) playing a couple in their 50s????

posted 3 years ago by Ticketsplease (4024)
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Jim Broadbent (70 when shot) played a 57 year old real man.

Helen Mirren (74 when shot) played his wife, which we assume would be the same age or younger.

The blurb from studio:

"In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sends ransom notes saying that he will return the painting if the government invests more in care for the elderly."

So first up, the real man was 57.

Secondly, Jim Broadbent still looks older than 60.

They have a young son, who looks early 20s (22 was the actor).

So this whole movie feels weird.

How does a couple in their 70s have a 22 year old son?

I really wish they cast correctly.

[–] letess (1803) 3 years ago

Did you see the movie?
I saw the movie and never once did I think they were miscast or too old but I didn’t know the story or their ages beforehand. But evidently when you saw the movie, this was a point that registered with you. And yet if you look a the real Kempton Bunton and compare him to Jim Broadbent - they are so similar - pretty good likeness. Did you like the movie? There’s a twist at the end.

[–] Ticketsplease (4024) 3 years ago

I did. But his old age was a little too weird. He looked more like 80 than 60.

[–] letess (1803) 3 years ago

For me - Not Broadbent. I think he looked pretty good. It was his movie. I saw it at a theater on the big screen with four people in the theater. That time period of the 60s everyone smoked and drank and looked older as well. What was 60 then translates to 70 now as far as appearances.