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Young@Heart
starring: Joe Benoit, Bob Cilman, Stephen Walker, Dora B. Morrow, Helen Boston
directed by: Stephen Walker

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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: YOUNG AT HEART (DVD MOVIE)
EAN: 0024543527022
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 16, 2008
Running Time: 108 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Sales Rank: 586
MPN: 2252702

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Get ready to rock out with the most entertaining "golden oldies" you will ever meet, a fun-loving senior citizen’s choir called Young@Heart. To prepare for a show in their hometown that is only weeks away, the lovable seniors must learn a slate of new songs, ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus’ tireless musical director leads the group through a series of hilariously chaotic rehearsals, proving that hard rock can be hard work — especially when you’re hard of hearing! Climaxing in a triumphant performance that will leave you cheering, their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music!

Amazon.com:
The questions start as soon as you know that Young@Heart is about a group of singing senior citizens as they prepare for and then perform a concert with a repertoire consisting of songs by the likes of Coldplay, Sonic Youth, and James Brown. Can this premise, basically a novelty, sustain itself for nearly two hours? Will the director give in to the temptation to make it schmaltzy and sentimental? Will we be laughing at these oldsters, or with them? The answers: yes, no, and a little of both. Directed by British filmmaker Stephen Walker, the 2007 film takes place primarily in Northampton, MA, home to the Young@Heart chorus, whose average age is 80. Most readily admit to preferring classical and musicals to the pop and rock given to them by music director Bob Cilman, and some of the tunes--Sonic Youth’s "Schizophrenia," Allen Toussaint’s "Yes We Can Can" (once a hit for the Pointer Sisters), and Brown’s "I Got You (I Feel Good)"--prove especially vexing. But the singers’ good natures and determination to master the material over some six weeks of rehearsals carry the day. Most of all, while they thoroughly enjoy themselves, it’s no joke to them, and thus not to us, either. Of course, folks this age are bound to have health issues; indeed, the specter of death hangs over the scene like a banshee, occasionally making itself right at home. But the chorus members’ insistence on carrying on in the wake of tragedy makes for a climactic concert that’s moving and powerful--Fred Knittle, who had withdrawn from the group due to heart issues but whose beautiful bass voice remains intact, returns for this one show to deliver a version of Coldplay’s "Fix You" that will bring a tear to the eye of the most flint-hearted cynic. Mixed in along the way are the group’s "videos" of songs like the Ramones’ "I Wanna Be Sedated" and David Bowie’s "Golden Years"; bonus features include deleted scenes and a brief featurette about Young@Heart’s gig in Los Angeles. --Sam Graham

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Words Cannot Express...
I have found my favorite new movie!!!
Words cannot express how great a movie "Young at Heart" is. If you watch this movie and are not moved, you must see a doctor to see if your heart still beats. This is one of the most joyous movies I have seen in a long time. This movie made me cry and laugh, and at all times felt completely genuine in its intention.This is one time when 5 stars are not enough.
This movie cannot be missed!!!

Rating:

- Reasons to Sing
Often when people explain why they don't like musicals they say, "I just can't believe people would just be talking one minute and then break out into song the next." These same people might not be bothered by loud explosions in space in a science fiction film or a man shooting a six shooter accurately a couple of hundred yards away in a western or a miracle amphibious vehicle that allows its passengers to survive not one but three falls over large waterfalls. But spontaneous song is going just too far.
Maybe it's because we live in a society that spends much money for concerts and downloads to enjoy the music of others while fewer people are making music of their own.
That's not a problem for the members of Young@Heart, a chorus depicted in the documentary movie of the same name. ... Read More

Rating:

- YOUNG AT HEART
This story is utterly wonderful, sad, inspiring, and fantastic all at the same time!! It is a must have!!

Rating:

- beautiful documentary
A really beautiful film, which was trully funny in places and trully sad in others. Well worth watching.

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- We all should be "Young@Heart"!
Young@Heart

This documentary was such a surprise as music,
inspiration, humor, drama, and joy. It connects
us with our oldest generation, showing their lives,
struggles, triumphs, and tragedies, but mostly their
determined spirits.

I bought it to take to the nursing home where my Mother is. We will be serving Christmas cookies and sharing
the laughs and tears!

DVD : Young@Heart