72 mins |
Rated
G
Directed by Sky Bergman
Starring Real Life People!
Lives Well Lived celebrates the incredible wit, wisdom and experiences of adults aged 75 to 100 years old. Through their intimate memories and inspiring personal histories encompassing over 3000 years of experience, forty people share their secrets and insights to living a meaningful life. These men and women open the vault on their journey into old age through family histories, personal triumph and tragedies, loves and losses - seeing the best and worst of humanity along the way. Their stories will make you laugh, perhaps cry, but mostly inspire you.
Skype with Director Sky Berman!
Director Bergman effectively alleviates the visual tedium of a series of talking heads by including plenty of home movies, vintage photographs and archival footage of historical events that figure in the commentary. And every once in a while, one of the seniors offers a remark that feels bracing in its honesty. When asked what they think about their own mortality, one answers, "I have a hard time visualizing a world without me." Don't we all?
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Lives Well Lived celebrates the incredible wit, wisdom and experiences of adults aged 75 to 100 years old. Through their intimate memories and inspiring personal histories encompassing over 3000 years of experience, forty people share their secrets and insights to living a meaningful life. These men and women open the vault on their journey into old age through family histories, personal triumph and tragedies, loves and losses - seeing the best and worst of humanity along the way. Their stories will make you laugh, perhaps cry, but mostly inspire you.
Skype with Director Sky Berman!
Director Bergman effectively alleviates the visual tedium of a series of talking heads by including plenty of home movies, vintage photographs and archival footage of historical events that figure in the commentary. And every once in a while, one of the seniors offers a remark that feels bracing in its honesty. When asked what they think about their own mortality, one answers, "I have a hard time visualizing a world without me." Don't we all?