Title: Venus
Authors: Loader, Kevin; Kureishi, Hanif; Michell, Roger, 1957-; O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013.; Phillips, Leslie, 1924-; Whittaker, Jodie, 1982-; Griffiths, Richard, 1947-; Redgrave, Vanessa, 1937-; Miramax Films.; FilmFour (Firm); UK Film Council.; Free Range Films.; Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm); Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Publisher: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Male actors England Drama.; Older men England Drama.; Nieces England Drama.; Young women England Drama.; Man-woman relationships England Drama.; England Drama.
Abstract: Maurice and Ian are successful, but aging actors. The two are close friends whose conversation generally revolves around theatrical shop talk and the infirmities of other aging actors. Ian is fearful that death is right around the corner, so he agrees to let his niece's daughter, Jessie, move in to his flat to care for him. Jessie is a modern woman in her early twenties. She turns out to be a nightmare for Ian, especially since she is a hard-drinking, rude, and dismissive brat. But Maurice sees something else in the young woman, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well - romantic love for a girl fifty years younger.