When Frank Sinatra sang “Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you, if you’re young at heart”…. he totally nailed the upcoming Apia Young at Heart Seniors Film Festival at Palace Cinemas nationwide. A magical collection of carefully selected films targeted specifically for the “young at heart” will whisk audiences away to the land of ultimate entertainment. Hilarious heartfelt comedies, must-see documentaries and critically acclaimed dramas make up the program of 15 enticing titles.
The funny-bone will receive a robust tickling with Nonnas on the Run, starring screen icon Claudia Cardinale as one of two bored retirees running away from a retirement home for a dream trip in Venice.
Red Joan, based on the life of Melita Norwood, a British KGB agent, tells the story of Joan Stanley, one of the most influential spies in living history. Sophie Cookson plays young Joan with legendary Judi Dench playing ‘Granny Spy’. Bill Nighy stars in Sometimes, Always, Never a stylish comedy-drama about a Scrabble-obsessed tailor searching for his son, while An Unexpected Love will warm the heart serving up a hugely entertaining dose of romantic-comedy.
Now in its 14th edition, the Apia Young at Heart Seniors Film Festival celebrates mature aged movie lovers from Wednesday February 13th until Wednesday February 27th at Palace Cinemas in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth.