I'll See You In My Dreams

"I’ll See You In My Dreams" was directed by Brett Haley who, together with Marc Basch, co-wrote the film. The movie stars Blythe Danner in her role as a widow in her 70’s facing life with her similarly situated friends and additional and varied male encounters. Ably supported by Rhea Perlman, May Kay Place and Sam Elliott, this is a charming film played beautifully by Ms. Danner who, at 72, portrays the widow with the sensitivity and intensity that only someone who has experienced in her real life that which  the script has dictated for her. The widow of the late Bruce Paltrow and the mother of Gwyneth, Ms. Danner evokes in the viewer the honesty of her character so that the audience is seeing more than an actress simply performing a role. Ms. Danner has lived the reality of the film character in her personal life and one cannot feel that she is bringing much of that to the screen. This is a film worth seeing if, for no other reason, the fine performance of this wonderful actress who dominates every scene she is in and keeps the audience in the palm of her hand. I give the film 3 and 1/2 stars and urge that it be seen by young and old alike for its message is universal and true.