Agree that grandparents are the holiest people who love us for no reason and give us such warmth that even parents cannot argue with them. What if we told you that today, October 28, is World Grandparents Day all over the world? OK! We’re not saying this to make you feel guilty: after all, it’s not a birthday. But this is a great reason to visit your family with gifts or at least call them and tell them how much they mean to you. And of course, we suggest you spend the evening watching movies that show the touching relationships of elderly relatives with their grandchildren.
“Belfast”, dir. Kenneth Branagh (2021)
The story of nine-year-old Buddy’s coming of age against the backdrop of Northern Ireland’s conflict with the British. The director remembers his happy childhood spent with his family in his hometown. The person the child associates with home is his or her grandparents; and the parents become the catalyst for change by preparing him to move to another country. The film is filled with touching scenes between elderly relatives and the grandchild (Jude Hill). The loving elderly couple was played by Ciaran Hinds and Judi Dench.
“Little Miss Sunshine”, dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris (2006)
Little Olive (Abigail Breslin) dreams of winning a beauty contest for girls, and her family supports her in her decision, but relations between relatives are not easy at all. And it is the grandfather who says at the decisive moment that for him it will always be beautiful and without victories. Be that as it may, it was the role of an eccentric but kind old man that earned Alan Arkin the Oscar for best supporting actor and his status as the world’s best grandfather in cinema.
“Boom”, direction. Claude Pinoto (1980)
Vic is 14 years old and is falling in love for the first time. And of course, he shares his secrets not with his parents, whose relationship is on the verge of divorce, but with his beloved great-grandmother, Pupette (Denise Gray). At this age, the old woman takes care of herself, leads an active social life and breaks men’s hearts. To Vic, she is not only a great grandmother, but also a true friend.
“How to Be a Princess”, dir. Garry Marshall (2001)
Fifteen-year-old Mia lives like an ordinary teenager with her mother in San Francisco, but everything changes when she learns that she is the sole heir to the throne of a European country. Her grandmother, a queen, comes to the United States to make her a real princess, teach her manners and persuade her to take on royal duties. At first, their relationship doesn’t work out, but after a while, they begin to understand each other better. Mia becomes more elegant and her grandmother becomes less arrogant and more open to new things. Starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.
“The grandfather of difficult behavior”. Tim Hill (2020)
After a fight in a supermarket, pensioner Ed (Robert De Niro) is forced to accept the police’s offer and move into his daughter’s house, but his son is not too happy with this turn of events as he had hoped the room would go elsewhere. he. She begins to tease him to get him out of the house, but his grandfather, a war veteran, responds honorably. Despite the generation gap, they soon get to know each other better and become true friends.
Source: People Talk
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