45 Years
In this exquisitely calibrated film, Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay perform a subtly off-kilter pas de deux as Kate and Geoff, an English couple who, on the eve of an anniversary celebration, find their long marriage shaken by the arrival of a letter to Geoff that unceremoniously collapses his past into their shared present. Director Andrew Haigh carries the tradition of British realist cinema to artful new heights in 45 Years, weaving the momentous into the mundane as the pair go about their daily lives, while the evocatively flat, wintry Norfolk landscape frames their struggle to maintain an increasingly untenable status quo. Loosely adapting a short story by David Constantine, Haigh shifts the focus from the slightly erratic Geoff to Kate, eliciting a remarkable, nuanced portrayal by Rampling of a woman’s gradual metamorphosis from unflappable wife to woman undone.
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Andrew Haigh, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Audio commentary featuring Haigh and producer Tristan Goligher
- New documentary featuring interviews with Haigh, Goligher, actors Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, editor Jonathan Alberts, and director of photography Lol Crawley
- New interview with David Constantine, author of the short story on which the film is based
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Ella Taylor
New cover by Anthony Gerace
Director-Approved Special Edition Features
- 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Andrew Haigh, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Audio commentary featuring Haigh and producer Tristan Goligher
- New documentary featuring interviews with Haigh, Goligher, actors Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay, editor Jonathan Alberts, and director of photography Lol Crawley
- New interview with David Constantine, author of the short story on which the film is based
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by critic Ella Taylor
New cover by Anthony Gerace
Cast
- Charlotte Rampling
- Kate Mercer
- Tom Courtenay
- Geoff Mercer
- Geraldine James
- Lena
- Dolly Wells
- Charlotte
- David Sibley
- George
- Sam Alexander
- Chris, the postman
- Richard Cunningham
- Mr. Watkins
- Hannah Chalmers
- Travel agent
- Camille Ucan
- Café waitress
- Rufus Wright
- Jake
Credits
- Director
- Andrew Haigh
- Producer
- Tristan Goligher
- Director of photography
- Lol Crawley
- Editor
- Jonathan Alberts
- Production designer
- Sarah Finlay
- Sound design
- Joakim Sundström
- Costumes
- Suzie Harman
- Makeup
- Nicole Stafford
- Casting director
- Kahleen Crawford
Trailer for 45 Years
