Without obscenities and scabies, the film illustrates a theme that has a place in life, both in Russia and in the USSR, which had - until it is reflected in the works of Soviet writers. It turned out to be a bit of a comedy, the sin was not to indulge the characteristic accompanying circumstances. Good dialogue until it comes to the end of the drama — and without it, the film wouldn’t have faded. A bright episode is a dance of characters: in a collection of the most successful similar scenes in cinema.
Illustration of the fact that even in age it is quite possible to be a young soul. Healthy eating with vegetables-fruits, living in an ecologically clean area, long walks and the prevention of dementia - to help. Well, if all this is supported by the material well-being available at that time - enough not to waste time of life on worries over nonsense.
The film feels characteristic, apparently, of the British, a nation with a fire - with a disproportionately large, by the way, share of outstanding figures and innovators in various fields: the ability to live, being free, not interfering with others and tolerantly accepting quirks that do not infringe on others' interests. Emma Thompson is a real British woman, it is self-irony to star in such a role.