Gideon (1998)
Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their lust for life. Through his innocence he changes their lives and teaches them that each day is a precious gift.
Género : Comedia, Drama, Romance
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 42M
Director : Claudia Hoover
Sinopsis
Gideon Webb (Christopher Lambert) es un retrasado mental de comportamiento muy infantil. Fue criado en Carolina del Sur por una tía que, tras su segundo matrimonio, lo internó en un asilo de ancianos. De esa forma, este hombre extraordinariamente ingenuo e inocente ejercerá una influencia benéfica y casi providencial sobre un grupo de ancianos descreídos y angustiados. (FILMAFFINITY)
Un grupo de ancianos que viven en una residencia descubren la fuente de la eterna juventud. El único problema es que el lugar mágico pertenece a un grupo de extraterrestres, y desconocen si sus intenciones son amigables. Un espléndido reparto y acertadas dosis de sentimentalismo hicieron de este drama fantástico un gran éxito de taquilla.
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Un joven es condenado a servicios comunitarios. Ahora debe trabajar en una casa de retiro.
Un anciano matrimonio reúne a sus dos hijos para comunicarles que están arruinados y los van a desahuciar en un plazo muy breve. Sus vidas tomarán un nuevo rumbo.
The Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.
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An awkward teenage outcast finds unlikely companions in two aged residents of the retirement home in which she works.
Después de pasar toda una vida trabajando sobre los escenarios, Hugo ha ido a parar a un asilo destinado a actores veteranos. En esta institución conoce a Renata, una bellísima muchacha de 18 años que trabaja como camarera. A pesar de su juventud, la joven ya ha sufrido demasiados acosos por parte de los hombres, pero el maduro Hugo está firmemente decidido a no ser uno más. (FILMAFFINITY)
A boy who is helping lonely, elderly people revives their urge to live and receives in return their love and understanding, which have been denied to him by his parents.
Lake, a young theater actor with no respect for the elderly, is forced to make himself look old, in order to land a part in a Broadway-bound play. His ego drives his girlfriend away, and when research for the play requires him to spend a week in a nursing home, he is forced to review his life choices. Lake eventually learns to abandon his preconceptions and rid himself of the anger that has been holding him back, in pursuit of his dreams.
Gideon Webb (Christopher Lambert) es un retrasado mental de comportamiento muy infantil. Fue criado en Carolina del Sur por una tía que, tras su segundo matrimonio, lo internó en un asilo de ancianos. De esa forma, este hombre extraordinariamente ingenuo e inocente ejercerá una influencia benéfica y casi providencial sobre un grupo de ancianos descreídos y angustiados. (FILMAFFINITY)
Daniel moves into a Seniors' residence because he is lonely. There he meets Violet and they fall in love. However, Violet's daughter-in-law does not approve of her starting a new relationship and does everything in her power to keep them apart. How much autonomy are seniors given to make their own decisions? At what point do they cease to be capable of making personal choices?
Juan, a seventy-year-old man with senile dementia, shares a room with Manuel, a young sparrow.
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