Review of Those Happy Years

This is a realistic, nuanced story- written & directed beautifully. The cast formed an ensemble of the highest acting quality, very believable. It made my heart ache, both with uplifting hope yet also with yearning sadness. We were drawn into their world, stayed in it until the movie ended, and beyond. I still think about it. Anyone wanting action packed plot, supernatural stuff or pyrotechnics will hate it. It's a finely drawn, slow burning story about an intense marital love affair, a family that is loving, fascinating, close yet falling apart. About a time & places in recent history. About what it means to be an artist with a spouse & children - both from the point of view of the artist, but also through the eyes of his wife, and children.