Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Studio: Indigo Film, Pathé, France 2 Cinéma, Number 9 Films, Medusa Film, Barbary Films, Eurimages, Film4 Productions, C-Films
- Keyword: hotel, adultery, venice, italy, composer, switzerland, screenwriter, conductor, vacation, aging, swimming pool, director, alps mountains, old friends, opera singer, rock climbing, film director, adolf hitler, nude swimming, novalis
- Cast: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, Jane Fonda, Mark Kozelek