Gerontophilia (2013)
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Directed by: Bruce LaBruce
Starring: Pier-Gabriel Lajoie (Lake), Walter Borden (Peabody), Katie Boland (Desiree), Marie-Hélène Thibault (Mother), Yardly Kavanagh (Nurse)
Country: Canada
Language: English, French (Eng Subs for French parts)
Runtime: 01:22:39
Genres: Old-Young Relationships, Gay
Plot – Spoilers:
Lake, a young man who lives with his mother has a giant poster of Gandhi adorning the wall above his bed. It soon becomes clear that the icon isn’t there necessarily for his political or philosophical principles. Rather, Lake has a thing for the really old. The wrinklier they are, the harder he gets.
So when he lands a gig at an elderly care centre, life seems to be looking up for Lake. He begins spending more time there, which isn’t too hard, because his girlfriend fancies herself as a sort of revolutionary whose mind is mostly occupied with building a list of allegedly-feminist icons she’d love to do.
Wow… The scene where the young man confesses his love, saying ‘I really think I’m in love with you,’ just as Peabody, the older man, passes away beside him on the bed, brought me to tears. The timing of Peabody’s passing, right in the midst of such a vulnerable confession, was heart-wrenching. Watching the young man’s tears and the depth of his emotion in that moment was incredibly powerful.
This scene reinforced my belief in the existence of deep, transcendent love. I’m 50 now, but when I was 21, I experienced a profound love with someone 39 years older than me. It was the most beautiful journey of my life, proving to me that real love knows no bounds.
I’m disappointed this was supposed to be creepy
the young boy is so perfect and im so angry why with old man it so disgusting
Not effed old people deserve pleasure
It sucked IMHO. Rich guy makes a movie on a whim about some stupid gay fantasy. Waste of time. Weak acting, weak script, weak movie.
i loved this film ! it was a really cute love story, idk how Bruce LaBruce makes such a creep so cute. This film suggests a lot of different – some quite strange – sex scenes, but always falls short of real nudity. A shame because after Raspberry Reich I was hoping for SOME.
I never heard of this one but it sounds interesting. I love older guys
Geriatricophilia
Young-old and gay? This is exactly what I needed.